The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise.
抽象的目的不是模糊，而是创建一个新的语义层次，在这个层次上可以绝对精确。
真正的领导力是为他人服务，而不是为自己。
生活是10%发生在我们身上的事，90%是我们如何应对这些事。
"Identity is a story we tell ourselves, and sometimes we have to rewrite it."
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. The most important thing in a database is the data model. If you get the data model right, everything else will follow. 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.
"The past is always carried into the present by small things."