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.

I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens.

解释：一天放过敌人，会留下长期的祸害。

不在于你有多想要它，而在于你愿意为它付出多少努力。

预测未来的最好方法就是创造未来。

"The most important thing is to stay humble."

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.