工作本身就是回报。

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.

Leadership in mining means making tough decisions today for a better tomorrow.

在对人类心理史的研究中，这一事实给人以深刻印象：心智的成长就是意识范围的扩展，前进的每一步都是伴随着极度痛苦和艰难的成就。几乎可以说，人们最最痛恨的就是放弃潜意识，即使所放弃的仅是极微小的一点潜意识。试图引入新观念的人对此深有体会。