Quotes by Alexandra Stoddard

About Alexandra Stoddard:

Alexandra Stoddard is an author, well-known interior designer, and lifestyle philosopher. She is also the mother of two daughters, Alexandra (A. B. Stoddard.) and Brooke. Ms. Stoddard's published works (28 books as of April 2013) include Living a Beautiful Life: 500 Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty and Joy to Every Day of Your Life; Choosing Happiness: Keys to a Joyful Life; Things I Want My Daughters to Know: A Small Book About the Big Issues in Life; You Are Your Choices: 50 Ways to Live the Good Life; Happiness For Two: 75 Secrets for Finding More Joy Together; and Things Good Mothers Know: A Celebration. She is married to Peter Megargee Brown.
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I want to listen to Beethoven and Mozart. I want to read the best minds. I want to live with uplifting art. I don't want to live a grubby life.

Alexandra Stoddard

The 'art of tea' is a spiritual force for us to share.

Alexandra Stoddard

I want to fill my mind with life-enhancing, positive, beautiful memories. The dark experiences can remain buried without a funeral.

Alexandra Stoddard

We choose how enthusiastically we live our time alive.

Alexandra Stoddard

Being a mother and grandmother is the best of the best in my life. My grandchildren multiply the joy my daughters bring me.

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I urge readers to experience things that they love and give up things that are not working.

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Your past is something you cannot change. You can't live it; it's dead.

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I find that through all my work, I really get to see and feel energy, health and vitality between people and their surroundings and how they interact with each other.

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A home should be an intimate autobiography of the things that you like. One of the things I'm so keen on expressing is that, if you don't do it for yourself, if you're always seeking affirmation from outside, you'll never have a home. It'll just be a...

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If we could make our house a home, and then make it a sanctuary, I think we could truly find paradise on Earth.

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The home is the center of your soul; it's a total reflection of your inner life. If you have a dreary home, it means you are dark inside.

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We can finish a house, but never a home. Once you fall in love with a house, you find continual pleasures in fixing it up and making innovations that satisfy your creature's comforts.

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Our home, just like our garden, evolves. We experiment, try out different things and new colors until we feel content. Try to keep the metaphor of home as garden in your consciousness.

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Feeling at home with ourselves and being able to create a spirit of place that nourishes us physically, emotionally and spiritually is a goal worthy of our highest priority.

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I want to inspire through example. I hope my books motivate others to open doors and windows that will help them to embrace their own truth, light and joy.

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My mantra is: Let there be happiness in my soul, and let me share it with the world.

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My message is that happiness is the first principle of life. But you must choose it. We all have pain, but suffering is a choice. You can be happier if you make some changes in your life.

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I don't want to go anywhere; I don't want to leave anybody behind. Happiness is right here, right now, in this world, in this room. I am happiest wherever it is that I am.

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How we feel about ourselves as we read the newspaper, set the table, wash the dishes, recycle the trash and wash our clothes... is essential to our overall happiness and well-being.

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We can live closer to our dreams if we are willing to dream them. And we can create a life as we want it to be.

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Author Bio

  • NameAlexandra Stoddard
  • CountryUnited States Of America