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.

创新是区分领导者和追随者的关键。

信任是每一段牢固关系的基础，无论是在商业还是生活中。

Never compromise your integrity for short-term gain.

真理是一面从上帝手中掉下来摔成碎片的镜子。每个人都拿了一块，看着它，以为他们拥有了真理。