Quotes from Christie Hefner

I'm certainly proud of the transformation of Playboy from a magazine to a multimedia corporation.

The world changed on us. In a world where there were singles bars in every city, women weren't going to go out and hang out in a Playboy Club.

Try not to be either intimidated by or a captive of jargon. Even though it's language, and language is about communication, it often exists actually to obfuscate and to control power and not to communicate.

I'm motivated and driven, and I have been from a young age.

I expected to go into journalism or law.

I defend the right of almost everything to be published... because I think that you're better off in trusting the marketplace than allowing other people to make that decision.

Most people sell stock to pay taxes, but I didn't want to sell any stock.

Relationships between men and women have become much more complicated.

You can't delegate turning a company around.

I don't think the Playboy brand has changed much at all - it's always been sophisticated and aspirational.

What's funny in Italy may not be funny in Spain.

I experienced no conflict between my mother and father, which was entirely due to my mother's compassion, intelligence, and maturity.

To me, saying you're not a feminist should be like saying you're a racist. It should be that politically unacceptable.

I would like to see both parties aggressively compete for the women's vote and talk about what they will do to unleash the economic power of women, to protect women's health, to provide the right policies that provide for real family stability and real family values.

It's not unusual for someone running for Senate in Illinois to come see me.

The very first stock I bought right out of college was Berkshire Hathaway.

I have invested in the stock market since I was very young.

In college, my big money memory was saving up to buy a car with my boyfriend, whom I lived with.

Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you.

No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.

Even though money seems such an objective topic, it can also be the most intimate, and possibly harmful, part of a relationship.

I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men.

From the time that I can remember, I worked to make money - either baby-sitting, or one year wrapping gifts at a department store at Christmas, so I could have my own money.

My mantra is, I want to work with people that I like to hang out with, who are smart, where I can add value, that I think is an interesting space.