"I've always felt that life should be an adventure, that every day should be important ... There can be no doubt that the last three years have certainly been an adventure for me and for all of you. Though it was stressful -- very stressful -- I can say that I don't regret everything."

"(The contestants are) going to get real business lessons, real business advice and, day in and day out, tasks that are difficult and challenging and they're going to be aware of what it takes to be an apprentice at Martha Stewart Living."

"I am taking this action today because it is in the best interests of MSO and because I think it's the right thing to do,"

"[The bummer of it all is that Dowd is right about the female need to use aggression only as a stealth weapon. The hazard of hitting the big five-oh and beyond is an erroneous sense that you've earned the right not to play by the same rules. Once the hormonal brakes come off, it's easy to crash.] I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, ... I fell in a hole."

"We met financial expectations for the quarter in a difficult economic environment. We also signed a two-year programming agreement with Home & Garden Television to launch two new cable television series, and [launched] the Martha Stewart Kids magazine, ... These initiatives provide future revenue and earnings growth for the brand and build long-term value for shareholders."

"[No doubt, she will continue to drive her comeback the only way she knows how: full speed ahead. She even holds out the possibility that she could return to the chairman post of her company someday.] I have learned, ... that I really cannot be destroyed."

"[Speaking of her stint this summer taping] The Apprentice, ... I had a great experience."

"It could be a lifestyle suite devoted to exercise or to love...but you have to have a vision."

"It's a how-to show with entertainment and a live audience, ... It's not a talk show ? I don't see a couch anywhere."