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 beauty of music is that it can mean different things to different people.

The everyday is full of potential for artistic exploration.

Agricultural innovation must address both quantity and quality.

Technology can help us monitor and manage fisheries, but it's our collective will that will drive real change.

The art of the past is being mystified because a privileged minority is striving to invent a history which can retrospectively justify the role of the ruling classes.

臣民对主权者的义务，只要主权者能保护他们，就持续存在，否则就不再存在。