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I became a success almost overnight because I really made a study of the establishment to figure out how to outwit them.

— Alice Mason

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I’ve led this life for over 45 years, and it’s all a state of mind.

There are many people with family members who live on both sides.

I called many buildings and they said, ‘We would never take a Vanderbilt or an Astor — they’re the 1880s, and we’re the 1620s.

I was never interested in real estate; I was just interested in New York.

The key to my parties is the small tables That way people do not have to talk only to the people on their right or left. They can talk to the whole table.

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To rank the effort above the prize may be called love.

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The weak shows his strength and hides his weaknesses; the magnificent exhibits his weaknesses like ornaments.

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