The database is the heart of the application, and the application is the heart of the business.

The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.

最成功的企业是那些将其目标与客户需求保持一致的企业。