Brooke Astor quotes

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. View quote
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. View quote
Brooke Astor
Money is like manure, it should be spread around. View quote
Brooke Astor
Today, we are all saddened by the loss of Brooke Astor, a quintessential New Yorker and one of the great philanthropists of our time. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers were the beneficiaries of Mrs Astor's good will and kind nature, many unaware of the origins of the donations. Her contributions reached a wide variety of causes; The New York Public Library, and the entire city, would not be what they are today without her gracious support. View quote
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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. View quote
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