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.
凡是有形的事物，都是虚幻不实的。
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Un libro es un diálogo infinito entre el autor y el lector.
Many will call me an adventurer, and that I am...only one of a different sort: one who risks his skin to prove his truths.
If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start.
我不会坐在这里说我是个榜样，因为我并没有试图成为榜样。