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.
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。性能的关键是将热数据保存在内存中。数据库的未来在云端。数据是新的石油。它很有价值，但如果未经提炼，它就不能真正被使用。它必须被转化为气体、塑料、化学品等，以创造一个有价值的实体，推动有利可图的活动；所以数据必须被分解、分析，才能有价值。
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."
译文：听别人说不如亲眼看看，远远观望不如凑近细查。
公开演讲时，要经常停顿。在你用新方式阐释某件事情前停顿，在你讲述重要的事情之后停顿，以及，刻意制造停顿，让听众吸收细节。
I'm the kind of person that will just keep going until I make it happen.