Passing of Brooke Astor

The passing of a truly amazing and inspiring woman.

New York Socialite Brooke Astor Dies at 105

Her words to live by: “Power, for me, is the ability to do good things for others,” she once told Harper’s Bazaar magazine. “I have the means to do it, thanks to Vincent’s money, and the act of giving makes me powerful inside. I would tell anyone, if you have enough money for three meals a day and you’re not too busy, you ought to do something for others.”