Alexandra Stoddard Quotes

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• My mantra is: Let there be happiness in my soul, and let me share it with the world.
• I have my clothes made in Hong Kong, but I love Shangai Tang in New York.
• Being a mother and grandmother is the best of the best in my life. My grandchildren multiply the joy my daughters bring me.
• 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…
• I like people to really get a feel for the house before they do anything to it.
• You can sometimes avoid costly mistakes. Paint a corner of the room a certain color to see how the light affects it. Or buy just…
• I get all dressed up in fuchsia, looking like a clown, and show pretty pictures to people.
• We have to establish time boundaries and learn how to say no.
• I want my readers to find their own way.
• Happiness is the first principle of life. Happiness basically means well-being. It is always good and always a choice... We need to make the choice…
• 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…
• Unused rooms are such bad feng shui, really bad energy.
• 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…
• I think of myself as the little girl Renoir painted with the watering can. I loved the garden colors.
• Colors are important. People are in clinical depression whether they are on medication or not. Neutrals are another form of medication.
• 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…
• I urge readers to experience things that they love and give up things that are not working.
• 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…
• Put a picture of yourself as a child in view somewhere, to remind yourself to be playful.
• I feel very strongly we are spiritual beings in a physical body, and we should make our surroundings as beautiful and soulful as possible.

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