The best ideas often come from the most unexpected places.

感知是一个主动的过程，大脑从感官输入中构建意义。

It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom.

Do not think it worthwhile to produce belief by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.

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 most important thing in the programming world is to keep learning and adapting to new technologies.

"The beauty of mathematics only shows itself to more patient followers."

A good picture book should be a collaboration between words and images, where each enhances the other.

现实是心灵的建构。