I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That’s how I’ve gotten to where I am.

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.

在面对压倒性的困难时，人类的精神仍然可以胜利。

力量不是来自你能做什么，而是来自克服你曾经认为自己无法做到的事情。

I have never met a person I admired who did not read more books than I did.

【译文】 孔子说：“君子通晓道义，小人通晓私利。”

The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.

Don't look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!

生活是世界上最罕见的事情。大多数人只是存在，仅此而已。