I've always believed that a goal in life is not to own a boat but have a friend with a boat.
Christie Hefner
I didn't have the luxury of devoting myself entirely to not-for-profit activities.
I don't think about financial success as the measurement of my success.
I believed deeply that digital was an empowering opportunity for Playboy, not a threat.
Playboy's all about why it's worth working so hard.
Any brand that attempts to live off a retro appeal is only going through a short second life cycle.
No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.
We don't fight about money... I hate to see people fight about money.
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.
I consider Playboy very wholesome, frankly.
My mother thinks I could have even run a larger company.
I've had this conversation with friends who have had challenging relationships with one or another parent. The only thing I can say is what I feel: The other person isn't going to change. That is who they are.
Nightclubs are a small-revenue business that go through pretty fast popularity cycles.
We're fortunate in my family because we really have three families: my brother, David, and me; the two boys, Cooper and Marston, from my dad's second marriage; and my dad's wife, Crystal.
To me, saying you're not a feminist should be like saying you're a racist. It should be that politically unacceptable.
Honestly, in retrospect, it probably was a little easier being an adolescent and not having people immediately know that Hef was my dad.
Before I went to work for 'Playboy,' I planned to apply to Yale to get a public policy master's. I felt drawn to go into politics. Even before that, my dream was to wind up either in the Senate or on the Supreme Court. I had big dreams as a little girl.
I freelanced for the 'Boston Phoenix.'
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.
Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.
I never intended to go into the family business. I've always been drawn to wanting to do something else at some time in my life.
Women would all be better off if we realized we didn't have to choose between being an intelligent being and a sexual being.
I think when you're on a visiting relationship rather than a living relationship, it's kind of hard to have impact as a parent.
Half of my employees are women.
Most people sell stock to pay taxes, but I didn't want to sell any stock.
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.
I developed a great sense of self-confidence when I was very young.
In college, my big money memory was saving up to buy a car with my boyfriend, whom I lived with.
We should all miss bookstores. They let you discover things.
I've lectured at the Harvard Business School several times.
What's funny in Italy may not be funny in Spain.
I had higher math SATs than in English - yet I became an English major in college.
I know what the attitudes of the readers are: These are guys who love women and respect women.
I don't think you can know too many smart people. I don't think you should ever stop meeting people.
I'd actually call myself pretty much a liberal. A progressive liberal. Because I do think that government is there to be a provider of services for people who cannot provide for themselves.
I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men.
Well, I grew up around the magazine and was part of a generation that was embracing our sexuality.
Actually, my parents were separated by the time I was about 2 years old.
I'd guess that 80 percent of the people who work for Playboy are feminists.
I never have to this day, because my money is the money I earn.
I think in terms of what I am able to accomplish and build.
I don't know what a world would be like if you do away with sexy images.
It's not unusual for someone running for Senate in Illinois to come see me.
I expected to go into journalism or law.
I had an allowance, but I had to do things around the house to earn it. I think I always wanted my own money.
I'm basically a gift-giver.
I think in the '80s, we certainly wrestled with what was the role of 'Playboy Magazine' in a post-sexual revolution, post-feminist world.
Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you.
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.
