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 true measure of our success is how we improve global health outcomes.

最有价值的碳氢化合物分子是我们不需要燃烧的那种。

人类大脑是一个复杂的自组织系统。

The only way to change behavior is through manipulation of reinforcement contingencies.

人的一生，必然要经过苦、乐磨炼；在苦难中练就的幸福，才最为长久。