Kristjan

“three things there are that ease the heart—water, green grass, and the beauty of woman.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

“The ideal parking space, as Shoup models it, is one that optimizes a precise balance between the “sticker price” of the space, the time and inconvenience of walking, the time taken seeking the space (which varies wildly with destination, time of day, etc.), and the gas burned in doing so.”
― Brian Christian, Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions

“positivity leads to sales because people imagine what they are missing by not having what is being sold.”
― Patrick King, Improve Your Conversations: Think on Your Feet, Witty Banter, and Always Know What To Say

“For the others, we can say that Muad’Dib learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that he could learn. It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult. Muad’Dib knew that every experience carries its lesson.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune