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. The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language. The best way to predict the future is to invent it. The most important thing in a database is the data model. If you get the data model right, everything else will follow.

宜安静，少说话，从容不迫，严谨及俭约，这些都是监督自己的良言。避多欲，盲动，心不专一，以此避免自己的缺失。在实践这些修养的过程中，能体会到恒字的秘诀。而在不间断的过程里，能体验出渐字的秘诀。

"You have to be able to confront reality but also inspire hope."

I don't care about being first. I care about being best.

Transparency isn't just good ethics; it's good business. Consumers deserve to know where their food comes from and how it's produced.