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.
意识总是关于超越自身的事物。
最重要的是对自己诚实，对所做之事诚实。
语出西汉·桓宽《盐铁论·疾贪》。表：古代测量日影以计时的标杆。要想让影子正，就要先将标杆树直；要想让下面的人清廉，就要先自己做到清廉。说明上位是下位的表率。