世界上最昂贵的东西是信任。赢得信任可能需要数年，而失去它可能只需要几秒钟。
The most expensive thing in the world is trust. It can take years to earn and just a matter of seconds to lose.
蓬草长在麻地里，不用扶持也能挺立住；白沙混进了黑土里，就会变得和土一样黑。
The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.
如果我们认为可以将主动数据库系统中过程与数据的比率任意减小，甚至保持较小，那我们就是在开玩笑。