New applications will have to deal with big data. We have to analyze it on the fly, so we have to have a system that is transactional and analytical at the same time. We cannot have a multi-stage system. This is too slow for modern applications. Hasso Plattner analyticanalyzeapplication share on social
We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be. Jean Rostand envypeoplespend Change image and share on social
My hats did give me an identity. In fact, if I had a dollar for every time someone has seen me bareheaded and said, 'I almost didn't recognize you without a hat on', I could have bought the Cowboys myself. Tom Landry bareheadbuycowboy share on social
There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment. P. D. James experimentgodscientist Change image and share on social
The passage of time is simply an illusion created by our brains. Julian Barbour braincreateillusion Change image and share on social
I don't mind staying in one place for a while - I like to spend a lot of time in Los Angeles. It's a place where nobody goes out, where people will leave you alone. People in Los Angeles love themselves and they love what they do and they leave you alone. If you're isolated, you have a real advantage. You can work. Nicolas Berggruen advantageangelesisolate share on social
There was a period when I had a hard time reconciling all the different parts of me in a way that I thought would make sense to others. Tessa Thompson hardmakepart Change image and share on social
What's amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much interesting, they would be more motivated. It's so far away in time that they can't appreciate what it means for their whole life. Bill Gates amazeinterestlife share on social
It's time for these people to have accountability for what is being done. Sonny Landham accountabilitypeopletime Change image and share on social
Temptation is as old as time; or at least, the history of temptation extends as far back as the moment Eve gave Adam that serpent's apple. But what sets the lady apart from the tramp is the ability to acknowledge she needs to clean up her act - and then, of course, the fact that she actually does clean up her act. Derek Blasberg abilityacknowledgeact share on social