The database is the heart of the application, and the application is the heart of the business.
A building should respect its surroundings, not dominate them.
Everybody, all politicians on Left and Right, agree that meritocracy is a great thing, and we should all be trying to make our societies really, really meritocratic. In other words -- what is a meritocratic society? A meritocratic society is one in which, if you've got talent and energy and skill, you will get to the top, nothing should hold you back. It's a beautiful idea.
Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government.
Every hour, she thinks, someone forges the rings, someone carves the cradle, someone loses the war.
每件负面的事–压力、挑战–都是一个让我提升的良机。