Being attacked by right-wing Christians did not bother me. Being attacked by liberal feminists did.

Life is too short to be living somebody else's dream.

Living in the moment, thinking about the future, and staying connected to the past: That's what makes me feel whole.

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

In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined a sweeter life.

My best pick-up line is "My name is Hugh Hefner."

I'm never going to grow up. Staying young is what it is all about for me.

Several girlfriends are easier to handle than one wife.

I don't have dinner parties - I eat my dinner in bed.

I would like to think that I will be remembered as someone who had some positive impact on the sociosexual values of his time. And I think I'm secure and happy in that.

It's good to be selfish. But not so self-centered that you never listen to other people.

What is most important and valuable about the home as a base for children's growth into the world is not that it is a better school than the schools, but that it isn't a school at all.

Sometimes people who adamantly assert an opinion or view don't even hold it themselves.

Church was never meant to be a place for gods to gather, but for devils wanting to shed their horns for halos.

There never were two opinions alike in all the world no more than two hours or two grains: the most universal quality is diversity.

People mature with age and experience. I hope I more resemble a fine wine than bad vinegar.

It's like driving your car. If you drive too fast on the highway, you will topple, so you better maintain your speed. Life is similar to that, and that's the way you have to control your head.

I'm really lucky because my mom is a good beauty muse.

Further, not only the United States, but the French, British, Germans and the United Nations all thought Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction before the United States intervened.

We decided to focus on women because no one was singling them out.

I'd love to do a talk show. But I'm too busy for it. It's just too much work.