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

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

We learn more from failure than we do from success.

Practice makes comfort. Expand your experiences regularly so every stretch won't feel like your first.

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

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 journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. 

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

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

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

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

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

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

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

Skills are built not born.