Explore Quotes by Martha Stewart

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

It is hard to imagine Andre Le Notre laying out the exquisite landscape designs for Vaux-le-Vicomte, and later the magnificent Chateau de Versailles, with no high hill to stand on, no helicopter to fly in, and no drone to show him the complexities of the terrain. Yet he did, and with extreme precision, accuracy, and high style.

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

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

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

I was married for 30 years. Isn't that enough? I've had my share of dirty underwear on the floor.

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

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

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

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

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