I wanted to sell a million records, and I sold a million records. I wanted to go platinum; I went platinum. I’ve been working nonstop since I was 15. I don’t even know how to chill out.

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.

文学是对剥夺感的表达，是对缺失感的补救。

未来的竞争不是产品的竞争，而是数据和计算的竞争。

数据库技术的未来在于能够高效处理多种数据类型和大规模数据。

I'm drawn to a lovely quote by St. Augustine in "The City of God," where he says, "It's a sin to judge any man by his post." In modern English that would mean it's a sinto come to any view of who you should talk to, dependent on their business card. It's not the post that should count. According to St. Augustine, only God can really put everybody in their place; he's going to do that on the Day of Judgment, with angels and trumpets, and the skies will open. Insane idea, if you're a secularist person, like me. But something very valuable in that idea, nevertheless.