You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

Symbols are the medium of thought.

The past is a shadow that follows us, but it doesn't have to define us.

我对成为名人没有任何兴趣。我只想成为一名演员。

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. 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.

Collaboration is key—no single organization can solve the world’s environmental challenges alone.

I don't like to compare myself to others. I just try to be the best I can be.

不要为你的失败感到尴尬，从中学习并重新开始。

Success in any scientific career requires an unusual equipment of capacity, industry, and energy.