States are rational actors, and they will always act in their own self-interest.

I just try to make music that feels good to me.

The old-fashioned dictator does not exist under scientific management.

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.

宇宙不是一个需要解决的谜题，而是一个需要经历的神秘。

The universe is conspiring behind your back to make you a success. This will be much easier to do if you embrace this pronoia.

Diplomacy is about building bridges between different countries and cultures, promoting mutual understanding and cooperation.

The wild is a place of danger. To survive, you have to respect it.

所有没有杀掉我的就只会令我更顽强！