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.

To be a father is to be condemned to watch your child grow up.

Don’t let fear write your story.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

"To write is to breathe, and to breathe is to live."

在探索宇宙的过程中，每一个被回答的问题都会引出更多的问题。

权力的代价总是高昂的，但无力的代价更高。

The best time to start thinking about your future is now.