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.

一个好的导演就像一个好的指挥家；你必须知道什么时候该领导，什么时候该放手。

"You don't have to be perfect to be amazing."

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

The past is a place we can visit but never stay.

译文：物质方面的享受，我们要节俭几分才最好，为人处世能退让一步才算高明。赏析：基本的物质享受应该追求，但不能纵情享乐，醉生梦死。待人接物，不必事事都要争个高低，懂得收敛锋芒，才是智者。