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.

真相往往比小说更离奇。

Innovation is the lifeblood of the petroleum and chemical industry. Only by continuous technological breakthroughs can we achieve sustainable development.

在数学中，提出问题的艺术必须比解决问题更有价值。

石油行业不仅仅是关于资源开采；它关乎战略远见和技术创新。

If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.

当有人真正倾听你而不对你做出评判，不试图为你承担责任，不试图塑造你时，感觉真是太好了！

The best performances come from a place of vulnerability.