如果你想拥有从未有过的东西，你必须愿意做从未做过的事。
在你合适的年龄读到的故事永远不会完全离开你。你可能会忘记是谁写的或者故事叫什么名字。有时你会忘记具体发生了什么，但如果一个故事触动了你，它会留在你身边，萦绕在你脑海中很少访问的地方。
恐惧是迷信的主要根源之一，也是残忍的主要根源之一。征服恐惧是智慧的开始，无论是在追求真理还是在追求高尚生活方式的过程中。
对我来说，这总是很奇怪……我们钦佩的人的品质，如善良、慷慨、开放、诚实、理解和感受，在我们的系统中是失败的伴随物。而我们厌恶的那些特质，如精明、贪婪、占有欲、卑鄙、自我中心和自私，是成功的特质。
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 defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe bad events will last a long time, will undermine everything they do, and are their own fault.
你最不满意的客户是你最大的学习来源。
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.
It's not what you're looking for trouble, but something that you're not sure of, but in fact, it's not.