I catnap now and then, but I think while I nap, so it’s not a waste of time.
The cocktail party is probably America’s greatest contribution to the world of entertaining.
I’m very inspired by nature – you could say Mother Nature. I look at things around me and get all kinds of inspiration daily.
The last place I would ever want to go is prison.
I’m a maniacal perfectionist.
I have done nothing wrong.
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.
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.
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.
The homes I like the best are totally occupied, busy, and useful, whether it’s a tiny little house or a great big one. Rarely do you find a great big house that’s used in a good way. So I prefer smaller spaces that are full of books, full of things that people are doing.
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 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 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 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.
The first book really was kind of an entertaining textbook for the homemaker. I couldn’t find a good book about entertaining in 1982, and neither could my friend, so I decided to write it.
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.
When I was incarcerated at Alderson in West Virginia for a five-month term, they had a ceramics class.
Write the book you’d want to read.
Plants respond far better to moderate but consistent care than they do to occasional bouts of heroic intervention.
I have set a standard, and I’m going to stick to the standard. I may have been able to grow faster and maybe my business could have been bigger, but because I really feel very serious about my subject, I really want to be hands-on.