Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart
Martha Helen Stewartis an American businesswoman, writer, and television personality. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, merchandising, and electronic commerce. She has written numerous bestselling books, is the publisher of the Martha Stewart Living magazine, and hosted two long-running syndicated television shows, Martha, which ran from 2005 to 2012, and Martha Stewart Living, which ran from 1993 to 2005...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth3 August 1941
CityJersey City, NJ
I think that the lady who is waiting on me at the local diner, who has kids in school and the mouths to feed, I think she probably has as nice a life as I have. And she only wants to improve her life, her lifestyle.
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 want you to know that I am innocent - and that I will fight to clear my name.
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.
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.
The last place I would ever want to go is prison.
Write the book you'd want to read.
Study your strengths; then decide how hard you want to work
We tried very hard to choose contestants that would be good for a job at Martha Stewart Living, ... It's not very different from what reality is.
What the heck are girls walking around in Dutch outfits selling tulips... what do they have to do with the brand?
The probation officer assigned to (Stewart) will basically be her CEO,
I used to wear fur, but like many others, I had a change of heart when I learned what actually happens to the animals.
Each generation is smarter than the generation before, and they need total diversion and encouragement and things to think about.
Quitters? Forget it... I don't think I've ever quit a job... I've gone through JAIL, I could have whined and cried... I made the best of a very difficult situation.