Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.

I'm not busy, ... A woman with three children under the age of 10 wouldn't think my schedule looked so busy.

Where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking and all the children are above-average.

Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.

Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.

A minister has to be able to read a clock. At noon, it's time to go home and turn up the pot roast and get the peas out of the freezer.