Work ethic is important, because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, or charisma, or any natural attribute, it’s a choice.

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

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

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

Failure to prepare = preparing to fail

I can is 100 times more important than IQ.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.

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

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

You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret to success and change in found in your daily routine.

The bad news is time flies, the good new is that you're the pilot.

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

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. 

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

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