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.

领导者的工作不是拥有所有答案，而是提出正确的问题。

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

"Trust is the foundation of any successful organization, and it must be earned every day."

现在是理解过去的钥匙。

Careless words bring suffering, while gentle words bring peace.

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。