Martha Stewart Quotes

I get up really early, and I go to bed really late. Sometimes I get tired, but it’s not important. I have an exciting existence, and there’s so much to do.

I’m a maniacal perfectionist.

One of the things I do to stay healthy and fit is to make sure I exercise every single day. Aside from eating right and getting enough sleep, exercise keeps me trim and boosts my energy.

I’m not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas.

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.

When I first went to Kmart, I was so excited that I could bring my kind of taste to the masses. They didn’t have 100 percent cotton sheets at mass market in 1987. We made those in yellow and pink and pale blue.

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 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.

When I first went to Kmart, I was so excited that I could bring my kind of taste to the masses. They didn’t have 100 percent cotton sheets at mass market in 1987. We made those in yellow and pink and pale blue.

My parents were able to pay our expenses, but not for education. We were encouraged to work hard in school and get scholarships.

I love dessert. I can’t be guilty about it because I have to taste everything. I experiment.

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 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.

I adore summer entertaining. For a dinner party at the farm, I might prepare homemade fettuccine with porcini mushrooms, soft-shell crabs, spinach from the garden, and lemon tarts with fraises des bois for dessert.

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

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.

Everywhere I go, I always look for creative entrepreneurs, whether it’s artisans and craftsmen, small farmers and gardeners, or restaurateurs who use fresh, locally sourced ingredients.

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

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

Doing projects really gives people self-confidence. Nothing is better than taking the pie out of the oven. What it does for you personally, and for your family’s idea of you, is something you can’t buy.

I use the same products on my body as I use on my face. I don’t think there’s really any difference between the two, so the more moisturizers and serums you use, the better off you are.

I grew up in a very modest home. We grew a lot of our food in our backyard. We fished; my brothers hunted.

The ultimate goal is to be an interesting, useful, wholesome person. If you’re successful on top of that, then you’re way ahead of everybody.

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.

I think baking cookies is equal to Queen Victoria running an empire. There’s no difference in how seriously you take the job, how seriously you approach your whole life.

All the things I love is what my business is all about.

Everywhere I go, I always look for creative entrepreneurs, whether it’s artisans and craftsmen, small farmers and gardeners, or restaurateurs who use fresh, locally sourced ingredients.

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.

For styling, I don’t like a lot of mousse. I do use Sally Hershberger’s Texture Blast, which is like a hair spray, but just at the roots. I have really good hair, and I don’t like to plaster it.

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

I believe in a man and a woman being equal. I really believe that we can do anything we set our minds to.

In New York, I get a tremendous amount of ideas by looking at the paintings and the sculptures, adapting artistic endeavors to crafts. There is a lot of inspiration around us that we can see every day and turn into projects.

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 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.

My goal with our American Made program is to inspire people of all ages to become ‘doers,’ whether it’s them learning how to make an easy weekday dinner or starting their own business.

I support Alice Waters in her desire that there be a vegetable garden at the White House. I don’t think they should rip up the Rose Garden, because that’s something that I love. They should probably dig up another patch and grow some vegetables there.

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

I record my radio show, and my staff makes me a nice lunch in the kitchen, usually fish – whatever’s freshest and line-caught – and a salad. I drink water and herbal tea, a blend of catnip, elderberry, and horehound.

I had no idea when I went to college what I’d be doing. I took organic chemistry and did terribly, but I was good in English and art. I took many courses and participated in as many activities as I could. I learned a lot about every single thing.

I think it’s very important that whatever you’re trying to make or sell, or teach has to be basically good. A bad product and you know what? You won’t be here in ten years.

I had a critical father. I’m more like my father. He was a sales rep for pharmaceutical companies.

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

I don’t even like firing people. I don’t think I’ve ever said, ‘You’re fired’ to anybody.

Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.

So the pie isn’t perfect? Cut it into wedges. Stay in control, and never panic.

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

For styling, I don’t like a lot of mousse. I do use Sally Hershberger’s Texture Blast, which is like a hair spray, but just at the roots. I have really good hair, and I don’t like to plaster it.

I want you to know that I am innocent – and that I will fight to clear my name.

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

You should feel good about making your home nicer for your family and your friends. You should feel great about cooking a good dinner and making a dress for a granddaughter, creating a beautiful birthday party. It’s all part of life.

I am often asked the question: ‘What is your favorite type of food?’ Although I always answer Japanese, the real response should be and is pierogi, the delectable Polish dumplings that my mother, Big Martha, made so well in many incarnations: potato, sweet cabbage, blueberry, peach, plum, and apricot.

I believe in a man and a woman being equal. I really believe that we can do anything we set our minds to.

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.

I get up really early, and I go to bed really late. Sometimes I get tired, but it’s not important. I have an exciting existence, and there’s so much to do.

Franchesca and Sharkey, my French bulldogs, have their own blog. And they are brilliant at it.

I am a hero worshiper. I love the number one tennis player. I love the number one baseball player. I want to see those records broken.

I grew up in a very modest home. We grew a lot of our food in our backyard. We fished; my brothers hunted.

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

I think it’s very important that whatever you’re trying to make or sell, or teach has to be basically good. A bad product and you know what? You won’t be here in ten years.

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

I have proven that being a perfectionist can be profitable and admirable when creating content across the board: in television, books, newspapers, radio, videos.

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

I use the same products on my body as I use on my face. I don’t think there’s really any difference between the two, so the more moisturizers and serums you use, the better off you are.

I am a hero worshiper. I love the number one tennis player. I love the number one baseball player. I want to see those records broken.

I haven’t been to Tasmania. I haven’t been to the South Pole, and I haven’t been to the North Pole. I want to see the polar bear migration before there are no polar bears. I want to see Glacier National Park before the glacier melts.

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.

If you learn something new every day, you can teach something new every day.

The ultimate goal is to be an interesting, useful, wholesome person. If you’re successful on top of that, then you’re way ahead of everybody.

The more you adapt, the more interesting you are.

You should feel good about making your home nicer for your family and your friends. You should feel great about cooking a good dinner and making a dress for a granddaughter, creating a beautiful birthday party. It’s all part of life.

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.

Everywhere I go, I always look for creative entrepreneurs, whether it’s artisans and craftsmen, small farmers and gardeners, or restaurateurs who use fresh, locally sourced ingredients. I admire the courage and self-reliance it takes to start your own business and make it succeed.

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

Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.

I am often asked the question: ‘What is your favorite type of food?’ Although I always answer Japanese, the real response should be and is pierogi, the delectable Polish dumplings that my mother, Big Martha, made so well in many incarnations: potato, sweet cabbage, blueberry, peach, plum, and apricot.

I think that people want to know how to do practical and everyday things like how to get the pomegranate seeds out of a pomegranate.

One of the things I do to stay healthy and fit is to make sure I exercise every single day. Aside from eating right and getting enough sleep, exercise keeps me trim and boosts my energy.

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.

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 live in an old house with no closets and no built-ins. I hate big cupboards.

If you learn something new every day, you can teach something new every day.

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

I think you can fairly say I spawned or laid an egg that has turned into a lifestyle industry.

My new motto is: When you’re through changing, you’re through.

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.

I’m very inspired by nature – you could say Mother Nature. I look at things around me and get all kinds of inspiration daily.

I want you to know that I am innocent – and that I will fight to clear my name.

Whether you’re a programmer or a seamstress, it’s all about new techniques, simplifying old techniques, and consolidating steps. Making things go faster – but not worse.