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.
Running a business is like farming—stay grounded and avoid short-term gains.
"We don't inherit poverty from our parents; we inherit their fears."
生活中重要的不是凯旋而是奋斗，其精髓不是为了获胜而是使人类变得更勇敢、更健壮、更谨慎和更落落大方。
Confidence is not 'they will like me'. Confidence is 'I'll be fine if they don't'.
未来的工作必须是包容的，否则它将无法充分发挥人力资本的潜力。
世界的问题在于愚蠢的人自以为是，而聪明的人充满怀疑。
The architect must be a visionary.