数据库是企业中最重要的软件，而企业中最重要的软件是数据库。数据库是所有应用程序的基础。数据库是应用程序的心脏，而应用程序是业务的心脏。
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.
Every object has potential; it's our job to unlock it.
没有道德的效率只是短期的成功。
The city is like a great palimpsest, a manuscript that has been written and rewritten over the centuries.
Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.
The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build.
The canvas is a mirror, reflecting not just the artist's soul but the soul of society.