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 past is never dead. It's not even past.

The metropolis exacts from man as a discriminating creature a different amount of consciousness than does rural life.

如果战略达到了目标，它就是有用的；如果战略实现了目标，它就是成功的。

技术没有改变艺术的本质，它改变了我们创作艺术的方式。