“I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.”

“AUGUST PULLMAN'S PRECEPTEveryone deserves a standing ovation because we all overcometh the world. --Auggie”

“Kinder than is necessary. Because it's not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.”

“One should be kinder than needed. What I love that line, that concept, is that it reminds me that we carry with us, as human beings, not just the capacity to be kind, but the very choice of kindess.”

“If every person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can, you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary - the world really would be a better place. And if you do this, if you act just a little kinder than is necessary, someone else, somewhere, someday, may recognize in you, in every single one of you, the face of God.”

“If every single person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can, you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary--the world really would be a better place. And if you do this, . . . someone else, somewhere, someday, may recognize in you, in every single one of you, the face of God. . . . or whatever politically correct spiritual representation of universal goodness you happen to believe in.”

“Here’s what I think: the only reason I’m not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way.”