我们不仅仅是信息的被动接受者;我们积极地构建我们对世界的理解。
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.
最让我不快的一件事是,有一天当我走过银行时,看到一则广告试图说服人们将自己的房子作二次抵押去贷款去旅游。这已经近乎邪恶。
Shor's algorithm has profound implications for cryptography and the security of digital communications.
Data structures are the backbone of efficient algorithms.
Diplomacy is about building bridges between different countries and cultures, promoting mutual understanding and cooperation.
——1993年诺贝尔和平奖演讲