The boxer is not afraid of being knocked down, he is afraid of not being able to get up again.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today

Nothing is impossible if you want it badly enough. Impossible = I'm possible.

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

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

Dreams don't work unless you do.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Success is the sum of small repeated efforts, day in and day out.

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. 

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Mathematics Is not a spectator sport. The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.

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

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. 

Hard work - a two way street where you get exactly what you put in.