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.

建筑中最重要的是那些看不见的东西。

To do mathematics is to engage in an act of creation and discovery simultaneously.

与他人说话时，要留有余地，别把心里想说的全部讲出来；画虎的形态很简单，但画出骨骼却很难；熟悉人的面貌很容易，但真正了解一个人的内心却很难。

无论生活中发生什么，都要善待他人。善待他人是留下的美好遗产。

Human existence is a small yet unique manifestation in the cosmos; we should cherish and excel in our limited lives.”