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

Martha Stewart

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Martha Stewart
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: August 3
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Jersey City
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Martha Helen Stewart
Martha Kostyra Stewart
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I record my radio show, and my staff makes me a nice lunch in the kitchen, usually fish - whatever's freshest and line-caught - and a salad. I drink water and herbal tea, a blend of catnip, elderberry, and horehound.
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I am always asking myself how I can improve the lives of my customers, my colleagues, my shareholders, my family and my friends.
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Fifty-seven percent of Americans are do-it-yourselfers, craftspeople, and artisans and makers.
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I love the challenge of starting at zero every day and seeing how much I can accomplish.
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I had no idea when I went to college what I'd be doing. I took organic chemistry and did terribly, but I was good in English and art. I took many courses and participated in as many activities as I could. I learned a lot about every single thing.
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I want you to know that I am innocent - and that I will fight to clear my name.
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This is a funny story. We'd asked the guards every day for cappuccino. You know, just as a joke. And they'd come in with their cups of coffee and stuff. And so I get here and I have a spot for a cappuccino machine, and it didn't work. So I don't have any cappuccino ... I didn't miss the cappuccino, I missed the idea of cappuccino.
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I can keep learning about all the different technologies. It's my most telling characteristic. I'm interested in trying anything new.
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I don't even like firing people. I don't think I've ever said, 'You're fired' to anybody.
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I get up really early, and I go to bed really late. Sometimes I get tired, but it's not important. I have an exciting existence, and there's so much to do.
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Don't be embarrassed by your achievements. Being an overarchiever is nothing despicable. It is only admirable. Never lower your standards.
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I was a very curious person because of my parents. They encouraged me to be as curious about as many things as I wanted.
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