I don’t wait for opportunities, I create them.

The documenta is not a museum, it's a process.

In semiconductors, we need the patience to sharpen a sword for ten years, but also the urgency to seize the day.

物联网的力量不在于设备的数量，而在于它们生成的数据的价值以及我们可以从中获得的洞察力。

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. 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.

Life is fragile. We’re not guaranteed a tomorrow so give it everything you’ve got.

The only time I feel alive is when I'm creating.