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Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
American Publisher
Born: Apr 9, 1926
Died: Sep 27, 2017
First Life Me People Think You
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It's good to be selfish. But not so self-centered that you never listen to other people. Hugh Hefner
Good You Selfish People Other Never Self-Centered Listen
Picasso had his pink period and his blue period. I am in my blonde period right now. Hugh Hefner
Picasso Had Period Am His Blonde Pink Blue Now Right
If you let society and your peers define who you are, you're the less for it. Hugh Hefner
You Society Peers Define Your Less Who
Living in the moment, thinking about the future, and staying connected to the past: That's what makes me feel whole. Hugh Hefner
Future Me Past Living Thinking Staying About Feel Makes Moment Connected Whole
Surrounding myself with beautiful women keeps me young. Hugh Hefner
Beautiful Myself Me Age Women Young Beautiful Women Surrounding Keeps
You know, from my point of view, I'm the luckiest cat on the planet. Hugh Hefner
You Point Point Of View Cat Know Planet View Luckiest Chance
I'm never going to grow up. Staying young is what it is all about for me. Hugh Hefner
Me Young Staying About Never Up Going Grow Grow Up
I remain very much connected to my childhood... I have never been too jaded or too sophisticated. Hugh Hefner
Too Remain Never Sophisticated Been Very Jaded Childhood Much Connected
Someone once asked, 'What's your best pickup line?' I said, 'My best pickup line is, 'Hi, my name is Hugh Hefner.' Hugh Hefner
Best Pickup Once Hi Someone Name Said Line Hugh Hefner Asked Your
Historically the Puritans left England to escape religious persecution, and they promptly turned around and started persecuting the people they didn't agree with - the scarlet letter A, and the stocks and the dunking board came from that. That puritanism is still there. Hugh Hefner
People Religious Promptly Scarlet Puritanism Puritans Around Still Came Left Persecution Historically Escape Stocks Board Turned England Agree Letter Started
Sex is the driving force on the planet. We should embrace it, not see it as the enemy. Hugh Hefner
Enemy Sex Embrace See Driving Driving Force Force Planet Should
In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined a sweeter life. Hugh Hefner
Life Dreams Wildest Wildest Dreams Could Sweeter Imagined
It is women who have traditionally, historically been given non-human roles, perceived as simply the daughters of Eve, perceived as either Madonna or whore. And I think that it is the sexual revolution that plays one part in female emancipation. Hugh Hefner
Women Revolution Think Emancipation Sexual Sexual Revolution Madonna Perceived Given Daughters Part Simply Female Been Historically Roles Either Who Eve Plays
My folks were raised pure prohibitionist. They were very good people, with high moral standards - but very repressed. There was no hugging and kissing in my home. Hugh Hefner
Good Home People Good People Pure High Moral Folks Kissing Were Very Hugging Repressed Standards Raised
I have been married twice, and those were not the happiest times of my life. Part of the problem, quite frankly, is that when you get married, the romance disappears and the children arrive and the love is transferred. It shouldn't be that way, but too often it is transferred to the children. Hugh Hefner
Life Love You Love Is Problem My Life Too Way Those Frankly Married Part Disappears Arrive Were Been Times Get Get Married Quite Often Quite Frankly Romance Children Transferred Happiest Twice
One of the problems with organized religion is that it has always kept women in a second-class position. They have been viewed as the daughters of Eve. Hugh Hefner
Religion Women Problems One Of The Problems Daughters Always Been Viewed Organized Organized Religion Eve Kept Second-Class Position
The women's movement, from my point of view, was part of the larger sexual revolution that 'Playboy' had played such a large part in. The reality is that the major beneficiaries of the sexual revolution are women. Hugh Hefner
Women Reality Revolution Beneficiaries Sexual Sexual Revolution Point Point Of View Had Part Major Movement View Large Large Part Larger Playboy Played
I was very influenced by the musicals and romantic comedies of the 1930s. I admired Gene Harlow and such, which probably explains why, since the end of my marriage, I've dated nothing but a succession of blondes. Hugh Hefner
Marriage Nothing Musicals Admired Gene Dated Since Comedies Blondes End Very Influenced Romantic Romantic Comedies Which Explains Succession Why
The difference between Marilyn Monroe and the early Pamela Anderson is not that great. What's amazing is that the taste of American men and international tastes in terms of beauty have essentially stayed the same. Styles change, but our view of beauty stays the same. Hugh Hefner
Great Change Amazing Men Beauty Monroe Our Anderson Stayed Stays Between Terms Styles American Taste Same Tastes Essentially Difference American Men View International Early Marilyn Marilyn Monroe
There's almost a Rorschach-test quality about writing about 'Playboy'. What comes out in the press is not so much about me as it is about society. Hugh Hefner
Me Quality Writing Society Press Out About Almost Much Playboy
I think getting married was a mistake along the way, but at the same time I wouldn't have the wonderful children I have if I didn't get married. Hugh Hefner
Time Mistake Wonderful Think Way Married Along Get Get Married Same Getting Getting Married Same Time Children
What's amazing is that the taste of American men and international tastes in terms of beauty have essentially stayed the same. Styles change, but our view of beauty stays the same. Hugh Hefner
Change Amazing Men Beauty Our Stayed Stays Terms Styles American Taste Same Tastes Essentially American Men View International
I'm not an active feminist: I'm an active humanist. Hugh Hefner
Active Feminist Humanist
I was an absent dad. Once the magazine started, I really had two families. The dream was the magazine. I worked through the night all the time. Hugh Hefner
Time Once Dream Magazine Absent Through Had Families Worked Really Dad Started Night Two
Men project their fantasies onto me; they live them through who they think I am. Hugh Hefner
Me Men Live Think Project Through Onto Am Fantasies Them Who
Even when I was young, I said age is largely a state of mind if you're healthy. Hugh Hefner
You Age Mind Healthy Young State Said Even Largely
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