The database is the most important piece of software in the enterprise, and the most important piece of software in the enterprise is the database. The database is the foundation of all applications. The database is the heart of the application, and the application is the heart of the business. The key to performance is to keep the hot data in memory. The future of databases is in the cloud. Data is the new oil. It's valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. It has to be changed into gas, plastic, chemicals, etc to create a valuable entity that drives profitable activity; so must data be broken down, analyzed for it to have value.

I think the best moments in my career are the ones where I'm just completely surprised by something.

I'm very shy, believe it or not. I'm very different from the person you see on stage.

我不是在试图模仿照片；我是在试图制造一张照片。

Just like that, she was gone.

我不是说唱歌手，我是一个潮流引领者。

Remember that time is money.