Ucla Famous Quotes

A famous Japanese Zen master, Hakuun Yasutani Roshi, said that unless you can explain Zen in words that a fisherman will comprehend, you don’t know what you’re talking about. Some fifty years ago a UCLA professor told me the same thing about applied mathematics. We like to hide from the truth behind foreign-sounding words or mathematical lingo. There’s a saying: The truth is always encountered but rarely perceived. If we don’t perceive it, we can’t help ourselves and we can’t much help anyone else.

In two famous studies on what makes us like or dislike somebody,1 UCLA psychology professor Albert Mehrabian created the 7-38-55 rule. That is, only 7 percent of a message is based on the words while 38 percent comes from the tone of voice and 55 percent from the speaker’s body language and face.

You’re in trouble. Am I the sacrifice? I can’t be. I am very busy and important You went to Skinner. That doesn’t sound like something I would do. You went to Skinner and you snitched on Aaron. All because you wanted to defend my honor. You don’t have any honor What you did to me last night is famously not honorable at all. You liked it. Of course I did. I don’t have any honor either. Aaron transferred to UCLA Shut up!! Really? Yup. Skinner just told me. I’d have preferred somewhere in Alaska, but not Maple Hills will do.