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I love entertaining and doing Martha Stewart stuff. -- Laura Prepon
If I have to be compared to somebody, it is to Martha Stewart. -- Cristina Saralegui
My most cherished possessions are my grandma's letters and my vintage Martha Washington cookbook. -- Sandra Lee
In school, I was Martha in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' I loved that. -- Cara Delevingne
I have a new joke today. Martha Stewart's on suicide watch. They had to unplug all of her ovens. -- Rip Taylor
I look up to Martha Stewart, and I love that she has product lines that are true extensions of her brand. -- Tyra Banks
I've always danced and exercised. I can't imagine not doing it. I'll be Martha Graham in my 90s doing contractions on the floor. -- Madonna Ciccone
My mom, the fabulous Bertie Kinsey, is an amazing seamstress. She quilts and sews and is so crafty. We call her the Southern Martha Stewart! -- Angela Kinsey
I get great joy from creating the perfect Norman Rockwell holiday. This is why I think I might be Martha Stewart's brother from another mother. -- Jesse Tyler Ferguson
The Martha Stewart trial makes clear how far women have risen in the business world. America can be proud of our equal-opportunity prosecution and conviction. -- Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Martha Stewart is extremely talented. Her designs are picture perfect. Our philosophy is life is messy, and rather than being afraid of those messes we design products that work the way we live. -- Kathy Ireland
My first gig was in Philadelphia and I played the drums for my older brothers. That same night, I also played drums for Martha and the Vandellas. Ah, the fond memories of being 14. -- Ernie Isley
There were many stars in Motown's firmament - among them, Stevie, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves and Diana Ross - but I happen to have loved the Four Tops most of all. -- Jon Landau
One of the things that helps me tell a story through music is to create a character. I have to have a muse, whether it's Frida Kahlo, Martha Graham, Marlene Dietrich, or Pippi Longstocking. -- Madonna Ciccone
Martha Washington. I think she's done herself a disservice in history with a little cap, you know? She looks like a namby-pamby little grandmotherly type, but she turned out to be a very strong woman. -- Cokie Roberts
I take pride in taking care of all the housework so that my wife, who works as a designer for Martha Stewart, won't need to sacrifice any of her leisure time when she gets home. -- Said Sayrafiezadeh
I had a really good time with Martha Stewart, who also is somebody I really admire a lot. I've learned a lot from her and I think all of America has, about attention to detail and using fresh ingredients and making things beautiful and special. -- Ted Allen
I admire but don't envy people who have children and also have big, wonderful perfect houses. Maybe Martha Stewart could do it; to me those two things aren't compatible, but I know our children will grow up with a feeling that home is a place of comfort. -- Audra McDonald
The only thing Martha and I have in common is that we both used to model. Martha Stewart is extremely talented. Her designs are picture perfect. Our philosophy is life is messy, and rather than being afraid of those messes we design products that work the way we live. -- Kathy Ireland
Who doesn't want to be Martha Stewart? -- Blake Lively
I'm proud to be Martha Stewart's daughter. -- Alexis Stewart
I got sued more times than Martha Stewart. -- Paul Heyman
The environment changed with Martha Stewart and Enron. -- Steve Martin
I'm the ghetto Martha Stewart, the black Rachel Ray. -- Coolio
BoomTown has long been a big fan of Martha Stewart. -- Kara Swisher
It's no coincidence that Superman's parents are Joseph and Martha Kent. -- Scott McClellan
Martha Stewart contributes more to our civility than the Baptist church. -- Dave Hickey
I always carry prayer cards to St. Jude and St. Martha with me. -- Patsy Kensit
I am not quite Martha Stewart, but I do like cooking and gardening. -- Dennis Basso
I work in the most non-Communist job. I work for 'Martha Stewart Living.' -- Said Sayrafiezadeh
All these rappers on stage and Martha Stewart has done the most jail time. -- Natasha Leggero
It was well to be Martha and serve, but better to be Lazarus and commune. -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Mescalin opens up the way of Mary, but shuts the door on that of Martha. -- Aldous Huxley
My mother could do absolutely anything. She was like Martha Stewart before such a thing existed -- Cheryl Ladd
My mother could do absolutely anything. She was like Martha Stewart before such a thing existed. -- Cheryl Ladd
Martha: Oh, I like your anger. I think that's what I like about you most. Your anger. -- Edward Albee
Martha Stewart was found guilty on all charges. You know what that means, stripes are in this year. -- Jay Leno
I was in 'Martha Marcy May Marlene,' and I got to do a song for the soundtrack. -- Christopher Abbott
Martha Stewart is getting out of prison so today the terror alert was raised from orange to pesto. -- David Letterman
I learned to act by watching Martha Graham dance, and I learned to dance by watching Charlie Chaplin act. -- Louise Brooks
Martha Stewart's a convicted felon and they gave her another television show. What's next, the Scott Peterson Fishing Hour? -- Christopher Titus
I heard this rumor that al Qaeda is merging with Hamas. Yeah, I got that tip from Martha Stewart. -- David Letterman
I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching. -- Twyla Tharp
Sighing dismally, she acknowledged that some things just weren't humanly possible - not even Martha Stewart could fold fitted sheets." -- Karen Marie Moning
I'm not saying Martha Stewart is old, but she needs a new Walker more than the 'Fast and Furious' franchise. -- Natasha Leggero
Martha Pope herself is a legend within the institution, and he was enormously supportive. And me and the women candidates. -- Barbara Mikulski
I said I was impressed, Martha. I'm beside myself with jealousy. What do you want me to do, throw up? -- Edward Albee
Sighing dismally, she acknowledged that some things just weren't humanly possible - not even Martha Stewart could fold fitted sheets. -- Karen Marie Moning
Martha Stewart has two houses in East Hampton. She has an old fashioned Victorian house and a very new modern house. -- Steven Gaines
Israel has been a stage on which American Jews have played out their fantasies of toughness - often from Martha's Vineyard. -- Norman Finkelstein
Martha Stewart was convicted of four counts of lying and obstruction of justice and could serve up to 20 years in Congress. -- Craig Kilborn
Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters. -- Bernard of Clairvaux
You can't all of a sudden go to sleep one night and wake up Martha Stewart. It's bit by bit by bit. -- Jen Lancaster
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Martha says the interesting thing about fly fishing is that it's two lives connected by a thin strand. Come on, Martha. Grow up. -- Jack Handey
Martha: Truth or illusion, George; you don't know the difference. George: No, but we must carry on as though we did. Martha: Amen. -- Edward Albee
I didn't want to turn into Martha Stewart. I wanted to turn into a more organized, more gracious me. And that truly has happened. -- Jen Lancaster
I have a good memory for certain things. And a very short memory for painful things - that's my favorite Martha Stewart quote, by the way. -- Reese Witherspoon
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Hello George. Hey Martha (Percy) Did you bring us a rat? (George) George, stop it!He's busy! (Martha) Too busy for rats? That's just sad. (George) -- Rick Riordan
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Martha Stewart is now under house arrest. So she'll go to her $40 million 153-acre estate. So she's going from the big house to an even bigger house. -- Jay Leno
Martha Stewart published her recipe for disaster -- mix one part arrogance with two parts incompetence, simmer in the juices and then serve hot in the can. -- Jay Leno
At first glance, Martha Stewart, queen of artfully distressed home furnishings, might not seem to have much in common with Michael R. Milken, one-time king of junk bonds. -- Alex Berenson
I told him I had always kept my inner Martha Stewart chained in the basement, but for his sake I would set her loose.â? ~ Haven Travis -- Lisa Kleypas
I love Martha's Vineyard, where I have had a house for thirty years. I have loved visiting countries around the world. But I always come home to Washington. -- Katharine Graham
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I love cabdrivers. I love their unpredictable manners. I love the pictures of their families on the visors. I love the fact that most of them think I'm Martha Stewart. -- Diane Sawyer
Oh fer Christ's bloody sake Martha I didna' raise ye to be well regarded. To be liked. Any puny weak-waisted slut can be liked. I raised ye to be reckoned with. -- Kathleen Kent
David Burnett was the son of Martha Foley, who edited the Best American Short Stories series. She hired me to work with David and her to read stories for the anthology. -- Terry Southern
Federal authorities have informed Martha Stewart's lawyers she will be indicted for her role in the ImClone insider trading scandal. Good news for Martha - stripes are back in this year. -- Craig Kilborn
I'd like to learn how to cook. I've hauled around this big, old, heavy Martha Stewart cookbook in my suitcase to Cape Cod, L.A., Paris. I don't know what possessed me. -- Mamie Gummer
[Out To Sea] began a relationship I had with [director] Martha Coolidge for a few years that was wonderful, and she certainly cast me in the best roles I've ever had in film. -- Brent Spiner
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In Vineyard Haven, on Martha's Vineyard, mostly I love the soft collision here of harbor and shore, the subtly haunting briny quality that all small towns have when they are situated on the sea -- William Styron
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The position of First Lady has no rules, just precedent, so its evolution has been at a virtual standstill for years. If Martha Washington didn't do it, then no one is sure it should be done. -- Paula Poundstone
I met with Martha and Sharon to see if there are any opportunities in syndication. My vision says her customers and fans are still loyal to her. I don't think the Martha Stewart brand loyalty has changed. -- A. J. Burnett
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When Martha gets out she'll be under house arrest in her big $40 million mansion in Bedford. Boy, that'll teach her. She's only allowed out of the house for doctors visits, grocery shopping, or to dump more stock. -- David Letterman
Gracie: "Don't give up, Blanche. Women don't do that. Look at Betsy Ross, Martha Washington-they didn't give up. Look at Nina Jones." Blanche Morton: "Nina Jones?" Gracie: "I've never heard of her either, because she gave up." -- Gracie Allen
I used to work out on an island called Martha's Vineyard. I ran a pizza oven, I caddied, I worked on a fishing boat, and life is very easy out there. It's a vacation lifestyle all the time. -- Austin Stowell
I think of my parents as a single unit, and it's interesting because they shared so much, and they were totally opposite. My mother, a Martha Graham dancer, had a classical background; my father had a back-porch background. -- Arlo Guthrie
Let's talk about the next president being someone who would be prosecuted if she wasn't a [Hillary] Clinton, because I would have prosecuted her. And I have seen plenty of people prosecuted for much less, like Martha Stewart. -- Rudy Giuliani
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Remember how the Lord rebukes Martha when He says: 'You are anxious and troubled about many things: one thing alone is needful' (Lk. 10:41-42) ? to hear the divine word; after that, one should be content with anything that comes to hand. -- Evagrius Ponticus
This and many others only confirmed me in the opinion, planted when I saw the sale of Martha Ann, and growing steadily thereafter, that slavery was an accursed business, and that the sooner my people were relieved of it, the better. -- John Sergeant Wise
We got Martha Stewart legitimizing homemaking for her generation, and then there's this return to being interested in all things home, lifestyle, and food again. I think this generation is less about the frills and more about the flavor of things. -- Nadia Giosia
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In the '80s, I loved the movies of the '70s. Also I remember loving Klute [1971]. I loved Jane Fonda. Actually, I auditioned for the last movie she made before she retired for a while, Stanley and Iris [1990], which Martha Plimpton got. -- Winona Ryder
You...you've been here quite a long time, haven't you?" What? Oh...yes. Ever since I married What's-her-name. Uh, Martha. Even before that. Forever. Dashed hopes, and good intentions. Good, better, best, bested. How do you like that for a declension, young man? -- Edward Albee
Martha Stewart denied allegations that she had been given inside information to sell 4,000 shares of a stock in a biotech firm about to go under. Stewart then showed her audience how to make a festive, quick-burning yule log out of freshly-shredded financial documents. -- Dennis Miller
I like when she [Martha Stewart] demonstrates how to transport a potted plant while wearing Hermes pants and uses enough packing material to move a whole house. But we're just moving one plant. Really you just put the plant in a truck and go. -- Alexis Stewart
Take care that you never spell a word wrong. Always before you write a word, consider how it is spelled, and, if you do not remember, turn to a dictionary. It produces great praise to a lady to spell well. to his daughter Martha -- Thomas Jefferson
You know Kim Jong Un, the evil dictator of North Korea? Apparently, a guy in his inner circle used his ashtray while smoking and Kim Jong Un had him executed. I remember the same thing happened when a guy used Martha Stewart's personal lemon zester. -- David Letterman
Yes! We finally captured Martha Stewart. You know, with all the massive and almost completely unpunished fraud perpetrated on the public by companies like Enron, Global Crossing, and Tyco we finally got the ring leader. Maybe now we can lower the nation's terror alert to periwinkle. -- Jon Stewart
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A friend of mine from New York asked me what I want to do, and I responded with, 'I want to make movies.' He responded with, 'Guess what? They're not making movies on Martha's Vineyard.' Literally ten minutes later, I was packing my bags. -- Austin Stowell
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I discover that some of the Eastern papers represent me as a great blasphemer, because I said, in my lecture on Marriage, at our last Conference, that Jesus Christ was married at Cana of Galilee, that Mary, Martha, and others were his wives, and that he begat children. -- Orson Pratt
When I was 12 years old, someone took me to see Martha Graham. It was nothing like what I thought of as serious dancing and even then I knew I was having a great experience. It was as if somebody was moving through space like no one ever did before. -- Leslie Fiedler
I did go through a period where I was on unemployment. That was my low point: Martha Quinn on line at unemployment, hoping nobody will recognize her. -- Martha Quinn
You know, people always ask me how I describe my music. First of all I tell them that's their job and then that also one day I hope to have things referred to as Martha Wainwright -esque. -- Martha Wainwright
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. -- Martha Stewart
I am often asked the question: 'What is your favorite type of food?' Although I always answer Japanese, the real response should be and is pierogi, the delectable Polish dumplings that my mother, Big Martha, made so well in many incarnations: potato, sweet cabbage, blueberry, peach, plum, and apricot. -- Martha Stewart
I was at our beautiful home in Martha's Vineyard, near Boston, sitting on the porch looking at the ocean when I got a phone called and was asked, 'Would I like to do 'CSI'?' A week later, I'm at a coroner's office in Las Vegas, participating in a quadruple autopsy. -- Ted Danson
The first year I was in New York, I met Martha Graham. She said, 'Well, Mr. Wilson, what do you want to do in life?' I was 21 years old, and I said, 'I have no idea.' And she said, 'If you work long enough and hard enough, you'll find something.' -- Robert Wilson
Corporate America was hurling offers at her. Thinking even bigger, wanting even more, she had dreams of starting a Martha Stewart magazine and starring in her own regularly scheduled Martha Stewart television show. Martha saw herself as Betty Crocker, Julia Child, Miss Manners, Emily Post, and Rupert Murdoch all rolled into one juicy pie. -- Jerry Oppenheimer
The Queen of Crafts herself, Martha Stewart, and I have the same birthday. I prefer to think it's the glue-gun wielding, perfect-tart-producing Martha and not the copper pan-throwing, jail-going Martha. But I suppose if I am going to share a calendar square with some of Martha, I have to share it with all of Martha. -- Sloane Crosley
Something I didn't even know was on my bucket list has been achieved. I have cooked Thanksgiving dinner with Martha Stewart. I vow to follow the gospel of her teachings and do my very best in the remarkably less glamorous kitchen of my own home... without the luxury of magically appearing prep bowls filled by a staff of sous chefs. -- Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Martha Graham, along with George Balanchine, is one of the two commanding figures in 20th-century American dance. For those much younger than I am, her genius as a performer will have to be taken on faith - and on the always-suspect evidence of film. What will last, if things go well, is her genius as a choreographer, as a woman of the theater. -- Robert Gottlieb
My first job was on Broadway. Then I went into the Navy. When I came out of the Navy, I went back to Broadway and a friend of mine, Lauren Bacall, was in Hollywood filming with Humphrey Bogart. She told one of her producers I was great in my play, and he saw it and cast me in 'The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'. -- Kirk Douglas

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