Dominick Dunne Quotes

If you were a Rockefeller, wouldn’t you be?.

I always wanted so much glamour in my life, so I have always been obsessed with class, and from dating a few people who were from old money and a few from new money in my 20s, I just sort of became obsessed with this idea of clueless rich people.

My father grew up in a life of extreme privilege.

This is an impressive crowd -- the haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite; I call you my base.

The result of being a Kennedy is that I have extraordinary opportunities that I wouldn't otherwise have.

They're smart in Orange County. Smart and rich - just how I like 'em.

Abstraction and luxury are the guard dogs of the upper class.

Money is power and power gives you choice.

Affluence means influence.

There are two things that are fundamental—money and power, and I don’t care much about money

All you need is money, endurance, and powerful friends. And the more money the better.

Since I became accidentally famous, it did give me access and, through that access, power that I couldn't just walk away from.

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes.

I come from money. I'm not going to deny that.

I come from a very affluent family. I have been educated in one of the finest institutions of the world. Money was never a factor in my life: by the grace of God, I was blessed with a golden spoon.

What a lot of people don't understand is, you can't really do nothing for power - you're either born with it or you aren't.

I literally have a private jet on call at all times.

I can pretty much call anyone, whether at the White House, in a company or in the media. I have access, because of the silliness of the entertainment world and how people react to it. It gave me an enormous opportunity to do anything I really want to.

Let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich.

My name has opened doors and slammed doors shut.

With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches.

You've got to be rich to have a swing like that.

I was brought up in a world of privilege.

I feel like I have the fortune of privilege, particularly as it relates to my children.

Look, I am in the establishment because my dad, the greatest man alive was president of the United States and my brother, who I adore as well as fantastic brother was president. Fine, I'll take it. I guess I'm part of the establishment Barbara Bush is my mom. I'll take that, too.