译文：借鉴前代兴衰，考察当下得失。《通鉴》的写作宗旨，直指现实关怀。

"I’m a normal guy who just happens to play tennis well."

Agricultural research requires enduring loneliness and withstanding failures.

每个患者的故事都是医学的一课。

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.

I like talking to a brick wall, it’s the only thing in the world that never contradicts me.