Pure mathematics is in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

Don't expect to be good at maths or understand things straight away. Be patient and persistent. Rome wasn't built in a day, but they worked on it every single day. 

Skills are built not born.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

The road to success is like a staircase. If you want to succeed, double your failure rate

We all make mistakes. What matters is how we choose to move forwards from them.

Don't be afraid to take an unfamiliar path.  Sometimes they're the ones that lead you to the best places.

There are no bad mistakes in maths, only discoveries.

Each day is an opportunity to improve. Aim to be that little bit better than yesterday and better tomorrow than today.

Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come.

Work on your weaknesses until they are your strengths and work on your strengths until they are second nature.

Hard work always pays off - it is not a question of if you will get there, but WHEN you will get there

The easiest person to deceive is yourself.