Brooke Astor famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Power is the ability to do good things for others.
-- Brooke Astor

#Positive #Good Things #Ability
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

#Art #Thinking #People
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

#Nice #Quality #May
Money is like manure; it should be spread around
-- Brooke Astor

#Should #Spread
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

#Talking #People #Jewelry
Money is like manure; itâ€™s not worth a thing unless itâ€™s spread around.
-- Brooke Astor

#Spread
When I was 40, I used to wonder what people thought of me. Now I wonder what I think of them.
-- Brooke Astor

#Thinking #People #Wonder
If you love to read, if you love nature and if you have a dog, you've got it made.
-- Brooke Astor

#Dog #Made #Nature Love
I had a job; I was, during the war, a nurse, a 'Gray Lady.' We wore a veil and a gray dress.
-- Brooke Astor

#Jobs #War #Nurse
Money is like manure; it’s not worth a thing unless it’s spread around.
-- Brooke Astor

#Money #Humorous #Worthy

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