The only defense against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.

成功的真正标准是你帮助他人取得成功的程度。

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. The database is the foundation of all applications.

科学中最重要的不是获得新的事实，而是发现新的思考方式。

Every failure in semiconductor manufacturing teaches us more than success.

短期收益永远不应以牺牲长期可持续性为代价。

领导力不是关于头衔、职位或流程图，而是一个生命影响另一个生命。

A director must be a master of illusion, creating a reality that is more real than reality itself.

使生命成为可能的唯一事情是永久且无法忍受的不确定性；不知道接下来会发生什么。