Nothing exists except atoms and empty space； everything else is opinion.

The fundamental principle of gestalt psychology is that the mind forms a global whole with self-organizing tendencies.

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.

最好的故事是那些让你有所感受的故事。

The detective story is the normal recreation of noble minds.

韧性是通过逆境建立的；不要害怕挑战，要从中学到东西。

解析：比喻立志用功需要循序渐进。