Top 100 Martha Stewart Quotes (2026 Update)

1. “If you learn something new every day, you can teach something new every day.”

— Martha Stewart

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2. “There is no single recipe for success. But there is one essential ingredient: Passion.”

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

4. “Life is too complicated not to be orderly.”

— Martha Stewart

5. “I have done nothing wrong.”

— Martha Stewart

6. “I love the challenge of starting at zero every day and seeing how much I can accomplish.”

— Martha Stewart

7. “I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing.”

— Martha Stewart

8. “I want to focus on my salad.”

— Martha Stewart

9. “Once you realize that you have identified a passion, invest in yourself. Figure out what you need to know, what kind of experience and expertise you need to develop to do the things that you feel in your heart you will enjoy and that will sustain you both mentally and economically.”

— Martha Stewart

10. “It is within everyone’s grasp to be a CEO.”

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

12. “The more you adapt, the more interesting you are.”

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

14. “Study your strengths; then decide how hard you want to work.”

— Martha Stewart

15. “Our passion is and should always be to make life better.”

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

19. “Gardening is a humbling experience.”

— Martha Stewart

20. “Of course I know how to roll a joint.”

— Martha Stewart

21. “Never make a big decision without sleeping on it.”

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

23. “The cocktail party is probably America’s greatest contribution to the world of entertaining.”

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

25. “You have to focus on what’s important to you and go for it. But don’t stab people in the back. It poisons your whole life if you’re like that.”

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

29. “I must reclaim my good life and I must return to my good works.”

— Martha Stewart

30. “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.”

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

35. “I catnap now and then, but I think while I nap, so it’s not a waste of time.”

— Martha Stewart

36. “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.”

— Martha Stewart

37. “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.”

— Martha Stewart

38. “I wish I were closer friends with Snoop Dogg.”

— Martha Stewart

39. “You should never accept what can be offered to you if you feel it can be improved.”

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

41. “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.”

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

43. “I used to wear real fur, but, like many others, I had a change of heart when I learned what actually happens to the animals.”

— Martha Stewart

44. “Broaden yourself. You don’t have to focus when you’re 20. I think the broader you are, the better it is. Later you can focus on your real interests and ideas. 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.”

— Martha Stewart

45. “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.”

— Martha Stewart

46. “I try to seek out and surround myself with people who just percolate fresh, original, and creative ideas.”

— Martha Stewart

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

— Martha Stewart

48. “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.”

— Martha Stewart

49. “Seek out people to work with who are brimming with talent, energy, integrity, optimism, and generosity.”

— Martha Stewart

50. “Plants respond far better to moderate but consistent care than they do to occasional bouts of heroic intervention.”

— Martha Stewart