每件事都是一个学习的过程：每次跌倒，都是在教你下次如何站起来。

La ficción nos permite vivir otras vidas, entender otras perspectivas y, en última instancia, comprendernos mejor a nosotros mismos.

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.

Sustainable forestry is not an option; it's an obligation.

——在香港大学的演讲

乌鸦般的交情，虽然看上去挺好，但实则不亲密；绳子结在一起，虽然看上去牢固，但能轻易解开。