"Memory is the only paradise from which we cannot be expelled."

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.

历史学家必须怀有一种信念：人类不会也不能灭亡。

创新是我们行业的命脉，而自满则是它最大的敌人。

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.

我总是被那些处于边缘、与某些东西斗争的角色所吸引。

写作是一种抵抗形式。

A low price-earnings ratio is not a guarantee of success, but it is a good starting point.

Success comes from focusing on the long-term, not just short-term gains.

I always tell my students that it's okay to make mistakes, as long as you learn from them.