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I came to Playboy not expecting to stay. But after five years, I found myself really enjoying the business world, and I realized I had some skill.
Christie Hefner
Myself
Business
World
Stay
Some
Had
Came
Years
Five
Expecting
After
Realized
Really
Skill
Business World
Found
Enjoying
Playboy
Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.
Christie Hefner
Money
Some
Tied
Up
Stock
Much
Playboy
The very first stock I bought right out of college was Berkshire Hathaway.
Christie Hefner
College
First
Out
Bought
Stock
Very
Right
Half of my employees are women.
Christie Hefner
Women
Half
Employees
I'd guess that 80 percent of the people who work for Playboy are feminists.
Christie Hefner
Work
People
Guess
Percent
Feminists
Who
Playboy
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.
Christie Hefner
You
People
Better
Decision
Think
Other
Everything
Marketplace
Better Off
Allowing
Almost
Almost Everything
Make
Because
Off
Trusting
Than
Published
Right
Defend
It's important not to limit the amount of their own money that candidates can spend, but to give other people access to enough money to run competitive races.
Christie Hefner
People
Money
Important
Own
Other
Enough
Enough Money
Spend
Run
Give
Limit
Access
Candidates
Races
Amount
Competitive
Billy not only had a distinguished career in the Legislature, but he also has great business instincts and has done exceedingly well making investment decisions in both stocks and private ventures such as real estate.
Christie Hefner
Great
Business
Real Estate
Great Business
Distinguished
Only
Exceedingly
Both
Had
He
Investment
Instincts
Also
Well
Ventures
Making
Real
Private
Stocks
Done
Legislature
Estate
Decisions
Billy
Career
But maybe because the dot-com world gives people positions at a younger age, and many women are prominent in this business, it will help change the view about who can run big companies.
Christie Hefner
Business
Change
Age
Women
People
World
Will
Big
Positions
Prominent
Run
About
Gives
Because
Big Companies
Women Are
Maybe
Dot-Com
Younger
Younger Age
View
Help
Who
Companies
Many
My mother thinks I could have even run a larger company.
Christie Hefner
Mom
Mother
Run
Could
Company
Even
Larger
Thinks
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.
Christie Hefner
Family
Me
Marriage
Wife
Three
Brother
David
Crystal
Because
Boy
Families
Really
Fortunate
Dad
Cooper
Second
Two
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.
Christie Hefner
Conversation
Change
Other
Relationships
Say
Parent
Only
Had
Feel
Another
Friends
Person
Going
The Only Thing
Who
Challenging
Thing
I think this country is growing up a little bit.
Christie Hefner
Country
Think
Bit
Up
Little
Little Bit
Growing
Growing Up
I think in the '80s, we certainly wrestled with what was the role of 'Playboy Magazine' in a post-sexual revolution, post-feminist world.
Christie Hefner
World
Revolution
Think
Magazine
Role
Certainly
Playboy
I never thought I was going to go to work for my father's company.
Christie Hefner
Work
Father
Thought
Never
Go
Going
Company
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.
Christie Hefner
Communication
Communicate
Try
Language
Power
Control
Intimidated
Though
About
Exists
Often
Either
Jargon
Captive
Even
Actually
I don't think you can know too many smart people. I don't think you should ever stop meeting people.
Christie Hefner
You
People
Smart
Think
Too
Meeting
Smart People
Know
Stop
Should
Many
Ever
If you ever get to a point where you stop learning, you will find your professional options and your personal satisfaction severely curtailed.
Christie Hefner
You
Learning
Will
Find
Point
Options
Get
Personal
Stop
Where
Personal Satisfaction
Your
Professional
Satisfaction
Ever
My father is not that comfortable with children, but he's a terrific father for an adult.
Christie Hefner
Father
Adult
He
Terrific
Comfortable
Children
I freelanced for the 'Boston Phoenix.'
Christie Hefner
Phoenix
Boston
I'm certainly proud of the transformation of Playboy from a magazine to a multimedia corporation.
Christie Hefner
Transformation
Corporation
Magazine
Proud
Certainly
Multimedia
Playboy
I'm motivated and driven, and I have been from a young age.
Christie Hefner
Age
Young
Driven
Motivated
Been
Young Age
It's embarrassing to be in the only westernized economy that doesn't have paid family leave and flex scheduling, and that disproportionately helps women.
Christie Hefner
Family
Women
Embarrassing
Only
Scheduling
Economy
Leave
Paid
Helps
Disproportionately
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.
Christie Hefner
Work
People
Smart
Space
Value
Think
Add
Out
Like
Hang
Where
Want
Interesting
Mantra
Who
It's not unusual for someone running for Senate in Illinois to come see me.
Christie Hefner
Me
Running
See
Someone
Come
Unusual
Senate
Illinois
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.
Christie Hefner
Health
Family
Vote
Women
Will
Values
Power
Unleash
Would
See
About
Both
Economic
Both Parties
Economic Power
Like
Talk
Parties
Protect
Policies
Real
Provide
Stability
Family Values
Right
Compete
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