Being a perfectionist is not an evil thing.

I always disagreed with the separation of the name and the brand and the person To build on that name and brand is one thing. To divorce the name and the brand from the person was not an approach that I agreed with.

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

Of course I know how to roll a joint.

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.

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

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.