Christie Hefner Quotes (45 Quotes)


    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.

    Well, I grew up around the magazine and was part of a generation that was embracing our sexuality.

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


    I know what the attitudes of the readers are: These are guys who love women and respect women.


    Not only did I enjoy the creative side of Playboy and enjoy being surrounded by people who are curious about life, but I also love the analytical and hard business side of it.

    My mother thinks I could have even run a larger company.

    I think we're all cognizant of the fact that there are two macro trends going on here that this product is designed to respond to. One is more and more consumers are getting information and entertainment online and the other is more and more advertising dollars are going online.

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

    Playboy strategically selected the Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas to debut our first U.S. store because it is one of the most successful retail shopping destinations in the world. It is clear that Playboy and Las Vegas are a powerful match, presenting the chance for consumers and visitors to experience all of the glamour, sexiness, style and fun associated with both.

    We don't fight about money... I hate to see people fight about money.

    I don't know what a world would be like if you do away with sexy images.

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

    It gives no more choice or control to parents, but it takes away the choice of millions of adults who enjoy watching Playboy-TV before 10 o'clock at night,

    In online, which skews to a young demographic, we've seen strong growth in our subscription and e-commerce business, and the group reported its first two quarters of profits in the first half,

    Actually, my parents were separated by the time I was about 2 years old.

    I've lectured at the Harvard Business School several times.

    We believe the sale of a minority piece of this business to the public will create the currency needed to continue to build a top-flight senior management team and to make acquisitions and alliances, allowing us to grow this business even more aggressively going forward,

    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.

    provide additional advertising sales opportunities as we are able to meet the growing demand of companies to market online by offering ad-sponsored links.

    I developed a great sense of self-confidence when I was very young.


    I don't think about financial success as the measurement of my success.

    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.

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

    I had higher math SATs than in English - yet I became an English major in college.

    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.

    With the strong global appeal of the Playboy brand and the differentiated content offered, we have built a men's destination site with multiple revenue streams, including e-commerce, advertising, subscription and pay-per-view, ... In addition, our recent acquisition of the Spice brand gives us an opportunity to create a separate site, cross-promoted with the Spice TV network.

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


    I think in terms of what I am able to accomplish and build.

    Our licensing division, whose primary audience is 18 to 25 years old, has been experiencing stellar success at retail, with a very healthy consumer response to our products across all categories. Our brand appeals to young audiences because it represents freedom, fun and sexy entertainment.

    Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.

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

    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 was always very close to my mother and my grandmother, my dad's mother. They gave me great values, and they had great confidence in me.

    I never have to this day, because my money is the money I earn.

    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.

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


    We knew this was going to be a challenging year in publishing, as it was for the industry.


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

    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.

    I'd guess that 80 percent of the people who work for Playboy are feminists.


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