Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Brooke Astor

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Last updated on December 3, 2024.

Roberta Brooke Astor was an American philanthropist, socialite, and writer who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, which had been established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, son of John Jacob Astor IV and great-great grandson of America's first multi-millionaire, John Jacob Astor. Brooke Astor was the author of two novels and two volumes of personal memoirs.

American - Writer | March 30, 1902 - August 13, 2007

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'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

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

Brooke Astor

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

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

Brooke Astor

Power is the ability to do good things for others.

Brooke Astor

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

Brooke Astor

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

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

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

Brooke Astor

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

Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Brooke Astor

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