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If I go up to Harlem or down ...

If I go up to Harlem or down to Sixth Street, and I'm not dressed up or I'm not wearing my jewelry, then the people feel I'm talking down to them. People expect to see Mrs. Astor, not some dowdy old lady, and I don't intend to disappoint.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

Money is like manure; it’s no...

Money is like manure; it’s not worth a thing unless it’s spread around.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

I have to go around and ask p...

I have to go around and ask people for money, of course, quite a lot. And it's quite an art to ask people for money. But I think that I have to ask them for money for the things that I'm interested in, and of course, money breeds money.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

No matter how horrid a person...

No matter how horrid a person may appear on the surface, if you dig deeper, you will find some nice, unexpected little quality.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

When I was 40, I used to wond...

When I was 40, I used to wonder what people thought of me. Now I wonder what I think of them.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

I love the Park. I like to wa...

I love the Park. I like to walk on the East River, too, up at Gracie Square, but Central Park is my favorite part of the city.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

I had a job; I was, during th...

I had a job; I was, during the war, a nurse, a 'Gray Lady.' We wore a veil and a gray dress.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

'21' was the place, and you w...

'21' was the place, and you went down, and they opened the door. They had a little slit they'd look through, and then you'd murmur the password or whatever it was you had, showed a little ticket, and if they remembered who you were, you went in.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

If I go up to Harlem or down t...

If I go up to Harlem or down to Sixth Street, and I'm not dressed up or I'm not wearing my jewelry, then the people feel I'm talking down to them. People expect to see Mrs. Astor, not some dowdy old lady, and I don't intend to disappoint.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

Power is the ability to do goo...

Power is the ability to do good things for others.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

I had a job; I was, during the...

I had a job; I was, during the war, a nurse, a 'Gray Lady.' We wore a veil and a gray dress.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

If you love to read, if you lo...

If you love to read, if you love nature and if you have a dog, you've got it made.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

When I was 40, I used to wonde...

When I was 40, I used to wonder what people thought of me. Now I wonder what I think of them.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

Money is like manure; it's not...

Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

Money is like manure; it shoul...

Money is like manure; it should be spread around

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

No matter how horrid a person ...

No matter how horrid a person may appear on the surface, if you dig deeper, you will find some nice, unexpected little quality.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

I have to go around and ask pe...

I have to go around and ask people for money, of course, quite a lot. And it's quite an art to ask people for money. But I think that I have to ask them for money for the things that I'm interested in, and of course, money breeds money.

Brooke Astor 9 quotes

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