只有一个老板，那就是顾客。他可以通过把钱花在别处，轻而易举地解雇公司里的任何人，从董事长开始。

There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.

山姆·沃尔顿

The pursuit of mathematical knowledge is a never-ending adventure.

追求数学知识是一场永无止境的冒险。

阿莱西奥·菲加利

在我内心深处，有一种神秘，极端的，强烈而持续的厌烦，使我无法彻底喜欢任何东西。

福楼拜

数据库是企业中最重要的软件，而企业中最重要的软件是数据库。数据库是所有应用程序的基础。数据库是应用程序的心脏，而应用程序是业务的心脏。性能的关键是将热数据保存在内存中。数据库的未来在云端。数据是新的石油。它很有价值，但如果未经提炼，它就不能真正被使用。它必须被转化为气体、塑料、化学品等，以创造一个有价值的实体，推动有利可图的活动；所以数据必须被分解、分析，才能有价值。

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.

迈克尔·斯通布雷克

没有一定程度的超脱就没有理智，就没有客观，就没有全面，就没有正视，就没有自我调节，就没有发展和进步。而只有自高自大、自吹自擂、自怨自艾、自苦自闹、自说自话、丑表功、气迷心、瞎激动、乱抒情，讨厌的很。

王蒙

世界如此美好又遗憾，你我皆是自远方而来的独行者，不断行走，不顾一切，哭着，笑着，留恋人间，只为不虚此行。

The world is so beautiful and regretful, you and I are all lone travelers from afar, constantly walking, regardless of everything, crying, laughing, lingering in the world, just to make this trip worthwhile.