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

Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. If today you have no time, it means tomorrow you'll be too tired and the next day you'll be something else.

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

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

There is great wisdom in being able to realise that you don’t understand something before it goes too far.

Your attitude is everything. Pick a good one.

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

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

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than the things you did do

Time is your friend, impulse is your enemy.

Practice like you’ve never won. Perform like you’ve never lost.

Failure is NOT your destiny. Failure is the key to success.

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

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

The temptation to quit will be the greatest when you are about to succeed