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.

——晚年访谈

真正的领导力是关于服务他人，而不是被服务。

灵魂的净化是人生的最高追求。

Design is not just about how something looks, but how it works.

我们不只是观看艺术，我们与它建立关系。

In the theatre, we are all connected by the shared experience of the performance.

Architecture is the art of making the invisible visible.

爱好学习接近智慧，努力行善接近仁德，知道耻辱就接近勇敢。

我们不是七个人，我们是一体的。我们是防弹的。