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A TT ACKED FOR T R YING TO C HANGE A NYTHING

find out how tough and smart you really are. The actions
of the town council, along with the archaic response of
the town against a club that admitted all people, gave
me a tenacity that could not be beaten. Repeat that to
yourself: I’m doing the right thing, and I will not be
beaten!
At the same time I was struggling to create
Mar-a-Lago, I had many difficulties, obstacles, and
setbacks with many other projects as well. I started to
learn to expect problems. Experience can give you a
resiliency that is very valuable. When you get to that
point, remember: Don’t give up! Those words can get
you to great places, can get you the place you want,
and can change attitudes that should be changed.
That’s winning.

POSTSCRIPT

The latest threat to Palm Beach is from the airport. They want
to build a new runway nearby, and it’s a real problem. Here’s a
letter I wrote to the local paper. You have to keep fighting:

March 26, 2007
Mar-a-Lago is a great landmark which would be hurt badly by
adding another runway to Palm Beach International Airport. It
would destroy the integrity of Mar-a-Lago, and The National
Trust for Historic Preservation is in total agreement with that
assessment—another runway would be a disaster.
Of equal importance for the city and state government, it is
a total waste of $1.5 billion to build a runway that is unneces-
sary. My pilots and others who are familiar with aviation and

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