I think you can fairly say I spawned or laid an egg that has turned into a lifestyle industry.

I’m always on the lookout for those good, simple solutions to everyday problems.

I don’t think in a male or female way. I don’t differentiate between male and female. I never have. I’m not considered a feminist.

Never make a big decision without sleeping on it.

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.

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.

It’s all about new techniques — simplifying old techniques, and consolidating steps. Making things go faster, but not worse.

I adore summer entertaining. For a dinner party at the farm, I might prepare homemade fettuccine with porcini mushrooms, soft-shell crabs, spinach from the garden, and lemon tarts with fraises des bois for dessert.

I sat down once with the application for Match.com and started to laugh. I couldn’t even get past the first page. And that’s a very good site!

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.

Franchesca and Sharkey, my French bulldogs, have their own blog. And they are brilliant at it.

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.

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

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

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.

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 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.

I’m kind of a complainer, but not about getting old. I complain about, you know, something that can be fixed.

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 began raising chickens primarily for their eggs, but over the years, I’ve also grown fond of caring for them and learning about their many different breeds and varieties.

I don’t even like firing people. I don’t think I’ve ever said, ‘You’re fired‘ to anybody.

Being a perfectionist is not an evil thing.

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

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.

Getting over those unexpected hurdles may not be exactly enjoyable, but ultimately I believe that such challenges and the solutions we find give us more confidence.They teach us with common sense and determination we can turn what looks like a disaster into a triumph.

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

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.

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

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 have cotton or flannel sheets, depending on the weather. They have to be ironed, and I get my bed changed nearly every day.

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

My parents were able to pay our expenses, but not for education. We were encouraged to work hard in school and get scholarships.

I have a microphone on one ankle and an ankle bracelet on the other, so I’m well balanced today.

My daughter emails me. When your daughter starts to email you instead of talk to you… It’s horrible. You cannot forget human communication.

Whether you’re a programmer or a seamstress, it’s all about new techniques, simplifying old techniques, and consolidating steps. Making things go faster – but not worse.

When you write a book, you’re an expert, and people look at you in a different way.

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.

Our families and our homes are the center of American life, Everything we do is to make those homes-and the lives in them-more beautiful, more comfortable, more functional and more full of life and light and joy for those we love.

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

If you learn something new every day, you can teach something new every day

I use the same products on my body as I use on my face. I don’t think there’s really any difference between the two, so the more moisturizers and serums you use, the better off you are.

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.

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.

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.

Every entrepreneur talks about the passion you have for your work, and I think that’s what’s missing with a lot of women in business.

When I first went to Kmart, I was so excited that I could bring my kind of taste to the masses. They didn’t have 100 percent cotton sheets at mass market in 1987. We made those in yellow and pink and pale blue.

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.

Life is too complicated not to be orderly.

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

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.

Drones can be useful tools, and I am all about useful tools. One of my mottos is ‘the right tool for the right job.’

For styling, I don’t like a lot of mousse. I do use Sally Hershberger’s Texture Blast, which is like a hair spray, but just at the roots. I have really good hair, and I don’t like to plaster it.

If you learn something new every day, you can teach something new every day.

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.

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

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.

You should feel good about making your home nicer for your family and your friends. You should feel great about cooking a good dinner and making a dress for a granddaughter, creating a beautiful birthday party. It’s all part of life.

I’m not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas.

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