Martha Stewart Quotes

Fifty-seven percent of Americans are do-it-yourselfers, craftspeople, and artisans and makers.

I'm not supposed to say it, but I was not guilty of any crime. I became a target because I was a strong and a rich woman who had been very successful.

My dream... was to be an eclectic knowledge-gathering person.

I admire the courage and self-reliance it takes to start your own business and make it succeed.

I always thought I would be a teacher. And I think I actually lived up to my initial dreams, because what I do now is teach millions and millions of people many different kinds of things.

You can be the most beautiful person on Earth, and if you don't have a fitness or diet routine, you won't be beautiful.

My daughter emails me. When your daughter starts to email you instead of talk to you... It's horrible. You cannot forget human communication.

I'm never sick. Why get sick? It's a waste of time.

I am not a rock star or a movie star; I'm a businessperson. I definitely know who my friends are. I'm much more open and trusting than, say, my daughter is.

Bloggers create kind of a popularity. But they are not the experts, and we have to understand that.

I have cotton or flannel sheets, depending on the weather. They have to be ironed, and I get my bed changed nearly every day.

I - I try to do as much as I can, wherever I am. So, at the farm, I'm always thinking of some new project, some new thing I can do.

I don't think there's any company that has the same tools as Martha Stewart Living does, and people know that. They really love the tools and, if you have the tools, you can pretty much do the craft.

I was a very curious person because of my parents. They encouraged me to be as curious about as many things as I wanted.

American Made is not just an event. It's a movement to spotlight and support the next generation of creative entrepreneurs who are turning their passion for making into thriving small businesses.

As you would expect, the loss of freedom and the lack of privacy are extremely difficult... I want you to know that I am well. I am safe, fit and healthy.

Write the book you'd want to read.

I have done nothing wrong.

Larousse has a place of honor on every cookbook shelf in America.

I'm a maniacal perfectionist.

The last place I would ever want to go is prison.

I wish I were closer friends with Snoop Dogg.

Your home should be a reflection of how you want to live right now, and for the next phase of your life.

That's reality, it's accessibility. People are used to seeing me like that for the last year, I think, ... To avoid it is avoidance. We're not going to avoid things.

I was a very good cook, and I knew I could build a business.

I invented 'It's a good thing' before you were even born.

When I was incarcerated at Alderson in West Virginia for a five-month term, they had a ceramics class.

It's sort of the American way to go up and down the ladder, maybe several times in a lifetime.

Buttons are the fossils of the sartorial world, enduring long past the garments they were designed to hold together.

Don't be embarrassed by your achievements. Being an overarchiever is nothing despicable. It is only admirable. Never lower your standards.

I don't have time to have friends come and stay, except on weekends in Maine. I invite a lot of people to come to Maine.

I can keep learning about all the different technologies. It's my most telling characteristic. I'm interested in trying anything new.

I must reclaim my good life and I must return to my good works.

Many of my executives have worked with me since the beginning. I can be fair and decisive and encouraging as well as demanding.

I am always asking myself how I can improve the lives of my customers, my colleagues, my shareholders, my family and my friends.

I really do have rules for running and managing a business that have never been formalized before.

I like knowing about everything, and I think that really helps me in my business.

All I really want is a three-room house. The home I have designed at my new farm in Bedford, New York, is a three-room house: bedroom on top, living room in the middle, and kitchen on the ground.

If you're doing a recipe on national television, there's really no room for being sloppy or a nonperfectionist.

A lot of TV people buy more than one of an item, in case they spot or stain it, but I don't like buying duplicates - it's wasteful.

I was the second of six kids. I wouldn't say we were poor; we had no money. That's different.

I began raising chickens primarily for their eggs, but over the years, I've also grown fond of caring for them and learning about their many different breeds and varieties.