Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.

The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried

If you really want something you’ll find a way. If you don’t you’ll find an excuse.

There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

You can hire a tutor but you can't hire someone to practice for you.

We are all maths people : step 1 - do maths and step 2 - be a person. 

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

Focus on progress, not perfection. Practise a little bit every day - little and often  Slow and steady wins the race.

Try and do one thing each day that you would really rather not do.

Good mathematics is not about how many answers you know... It is about how you behave when you don't know.

Do what you have always done and you will always be what you have always been

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

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up.