The challenge is to create architecture that is both functional and poetic.

我是在书本上而不是在课堂上认识伟大的知识分子的，这很自然。我的家人都喜欢这些东西，通过纪律、知识和自我控制来出人头地。

对于世界而言，你是一个人；但是对于某个人，你是他的整个世界。

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.

我们生活在时间中——它塑造并控制着我们——但我从未觉得自己真正理解它。

I'm not a person who believes in regrets. I believe in living in the moment and making the most of it.