Quotes by Hugh Hefner

About Hugh Hefner:

Hugh Marston Hefner is an American adult magazine publisher, businessman, and a well-known playboy. Hefner is a Chicago, Illinois native and a former journalist for Esquire. Hefner is also a World War II veteran. He is best known for being the founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises. A self-made millionaire, he is now worth over $43 million. Hefner is also a political activist and philanthropist active in several causes and public issues.
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I'm never going to grow up. Staying young is what it is all about for me.

Hugh Hefner

I'm actually a very moral guy.

Hugh Hefner

It's perfectly clear to me that religion is a myth. It's something we have invented to explain the inexplicable. My religion and the spiritual side of my life come from a sense of connection to the humankind and nature on this planet and in the unive...

Hugh Hefner

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

In my own words, I played some significant part in changing the social-sexual values of our time. I had a lot of fun in the process.

Hugh Hefner

The major civilizing force in the world is not religion, it is sex.

Hugh Hefner

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

If you let society and your peers define who you are, you're the less for it.

Hugh Hefner

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

My first wife was a brunette, and Barbi Benton, my major romantic relationship of the early 1970s, was a brunette. But since the end of my marriage, all of my girlfriends have been blonds.

Hugh Hefner

I have no plans to retire. It's the perfect combination of work and play that keeps you young. If I quit work it would be the beginning of the end for me.

Hugh Hefner

Author Bio

  • NameHugh Hefner
  • DescriptionAmerican magazine publisher
  • BornApril 9, 1926
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEditor; Journalist; Writer; Publisher
  • WorksPlayboy