Words matter. These are the best Alexandra Stoddard Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Each of us must become impassioned, finding meaning and self-fulfillment in our own life’s journey.
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 to be happy in a particular situation, just as it is, and at a given moment.
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.
My grandfather was a Methodist preacher, and my father was an unsuccessful businessman. We didn’t have status or wealth.
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.
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.
You’re not going to be dreary on the inside if you’re not dreary on the outside.
Put a picture of yourself as a child in view somewhere, to remind yourself to be playful.
You learn to give up what’s not working and surround yourself with things you love – not what’s correct or proper.
When you leave a beautiful place, you carry it with you wherever you go.
Unused rooms are such bad feng shui, really bad energy.
Unhappy people make me feel like I’ve done something wrong.
Colors are important. People are in clinical depression whether they are on medication or not. Neutrals are another form of medication.
I feel very strongly we are spiritual beings in a physical body, and we should make our surroundings as beautiful and soulful as possible.
Your past is something you cannot change. You can’t live it; it’s dead.
Style really comes down to what makes you feel good.
I like people to really get a feel for the house before they do anything to it.
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.
I think of myself as the little girl Renoir painted with the watering can. I loved the garden colors.
If we have authentic, honest, earthy materials in our houses, we’ll be more authentic, honest and natural.
I find it soothing to take something wrinkled and make it smooth. It feels anticipatory. It’s what I do before a celebration. And nobody bothers me when I’m ironing.
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.
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.
I have my clothes made in Hong Kong, but I love Shangai Tang in New York.
I get all dressed up in fuchsia, looking like a clown, and show pretty pictures to people.
We can raise our sights high when we’re willing to break free from being conformists who live a conventional life simply because we are too afraid to express our uniqueness.
I love people and care about them, and I felt I had a gift to cheer people up. If I could get into their homes and make their environment more attractive, they’ll be happier, and it would be very rewarding for me.
I urge readers to experience things that they love and give up things that are not working.
Being a decorator allowed me to see what about people’s environments made them happy. And what things they could do to have more light and color and joy in their daily lives.
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.
I’m an interior designer from the soul. It’s not about just putting things in a room. It’s much deeper and broader. It’s about self-discovery.
Make your physical surroundings as beautiful as possible.
Don’t feel you have to buy something to sit in or at. Buy something you are emotionally attached to and build your design around that. One Matisse cutout poster could provide you with your whole color scheme!
