People always think they’re going to write a book. They think they’re going to write a book, and then they don’t.

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. The database is the heart of the application, and the application is the heart of the business.

In the writing process, the more a story cooks, the better.

能源的未来不是要在化石燃料和可再生能源之间做出选择，而是找到确保可靠性、可负担性和可持续性的正确平衡。

La literatura es una forma de resistencia, de mantener viva la memoria y de cuestionar la realidad.

I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.

让它简单。让它难忘。让它吸引人。让它读起来有趣。

"Life is tough, and things don’t always work out well, but we should be brave and take risks. We shouldn’t hesitate to take the next step."

释义：正直仁信，原则处世，宏大包容，依此处世，不用学习世俗的那一套也不会不利。此句强调自然的品质，反对虚伪骄饰。

真理和清晰是互补的。