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.

文学是一种抵抗形式，一种表达我们不愿接受世界如其所是的方式。

领导力在于让他人因为你的存在而变得更好，并确保这种影响在你离开后依然持续。

Writing is a way of reclaiming the past.

建筑的未来在于既耐用又环保的材料。

Productivity metrics that ignore environmental impact are accounting tricks, not real progress.