Could I begin life again, knowing what I know now, and had money to invest, I would buy every foot of land on the island of Manhattan. (John Jacob Astor)

Could I begin life again, knowing what I know now, and had money to invest, I would buy every foot of land on the island of Manhattan.

John Jacob Astor

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