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American Empress: The Life and Times of Marjorie Merriweather Post

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“While Mar-A-Lago was later categorized as an example of Hispano-Mooresque architecture because of its stucco exterior, antique tile embellishments, rambling outbuildings and red-tiled roof, the estate was actually a carefully crafted amalgam of architectural styles blended together to display the most admirable features of several European countries.”

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“Remarkable as Mar-A-Lago was, the estate had created strains in Marjorie's marriage, which, coupled with her plea to buy the Birdseye company, were leading E.F. to disapprove of his wife's spending habits. When acquaintances expressed their their fascination with his new Palm Beach home, the stockbroker often shrugged cynically. 'You know Marjorie said she was going to built a little cottage by the sea. Look what we got!" t h”

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“The divorce was a blow to Marjorie's pride from which she would never fully recover. Despite her beauty, brains, and wealth, Marjorie never had a marriage that remained happy for very long. Once, General Foods chairman Clare Francis asked her about them outright. 'Marjorie, you could run General Motors. you could run U.S. Steel. You're the smartest woman I know.But why do you have so much trouble with husbands? 'Clare, I honestly don't know. Ain't it hell?'Marjorie said and shrugged her shoulders.”

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“It's not what it looks like. That was a photo one of my barbecue teammates took. That was our ice luge. It melted, so I was picking it up and throwing it over the fence there. But from the angle he took the picture, my teammates thought it looked funny and posted it online. You can write your story and try to get a couple of clicks. It is what it is. ut it's just stupid. It's a nonstory. Given what’s happening with so many elected officials in the capital with so many real scandals going on, it seems like someone is trying to do a little misdirection and throw some heat onto a political consultant who has no skin in the game.”

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“Şi aceasta îmi creează, în relaţiile cu oamenii, probleme de răbdare deloc neînsemnate; umanitatea mea constă nu în a simţi cu simpatie cum anume este făcut omul, ci în a fi în stare să suport că îi simt... Umanitatea mea este o constantă depăşire a mea însumi. - Dar mie îmi e necesară singurătatea, adică vindecarea, reîntoarcerea la mine însumi, putinţa de a respira un aer liber, uşor, însufleţit. [...] Dezgustul faţă de om, faţă de "plebe", a fost întotdeauna cea mai mare primejdie pentru mine...”

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