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 past is always present, whispering in our ears, shaping our steps."

Continuous improvement is not optional—it's essential.

艺术家越完美，他身上受苦的人和创造的头脑就越完全分离。

"We are all of us made up of several people, and we contain the potential for all possible futures."

We must invest in people as much as we invest in technology; both are essential to progress.