It is the beauty of women, and the fact that they are the focus, that they are sex objects in a positive sense, is the reason we have civilization. Hugh Hefner More Quotes by Hugh Hefner More Quotes From Hugh Hefner I didn't want to repeat my parents life. I saw in their lives a routine and a lack of dreaming, a lack of the possibilities, a lack of passion. And I didn't want to live without passion. Hugh Hefner family dream life The Puritans thought they could simply repress man's sexual nature, and they reaped a whirlwind as a result. Their code of sexual morality - which became America's - was nothing more than a set of rules laid down by people who believed that all pleasure was suspect. Hugh Hefner men america people 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 would-be perfect play I'm very comfortable with the nature of life and death, and that we come to an end. What's most difficult to imagine is that those dreams and early yearnings and desires of childhood and adolescence will also disappear. But who knows? Maybe you become part of the eternal whatever. Hugh Hefner childhood life-and-death dream I tried to make some difference, and I think I managed to do that. Hugh Hefner differences thinking You stay in touch with the boy who dreamed impossible dreams. Hugh Hefner optimistic dream boys Without question, love in its various permutations is what we need more of in this world. The idea that the concept of marriage will be sullied by same-sex marriage is ridiculous. Heterosexuals haven't been doing that well at it on their own. Hugh Hefner sex ideas needs I got married before I found myself. People should find themselves before they get married. Hugh Hefner married should people The whole 1950s notion was find the right girl, get married, move to the suburbs and then hang out with the guys while she stayed home with the babies. I felt that was sort of sad. Hugh Hefner girl baby moving I guess I'm the most successful man I know. I wouldn't trade places with anybody in the world. Hugh Hefner successful men world I think that there's nothing wrong with masturbation. If you're not feeling good about your own sexuality and your own body, you're not going to feel good about anything else. Hugh Hefner feel-good feelings thinking I think that the major message of my life and what I hope to be remembered for is someone who managed to change the social sexual values of his time absolutely. Hugh Hefner change life thinking I had a stroke in 1985... I called it a "stroke of luck." I said, "Life is like a train trip. You're looking out the window and everything is whipping past and you're not really seeing anything, and you need to get off the train and walk around a bit." Hugh Hefner said-life perspective past Nothing goes on forever. I think that's one of the illusions of life. When I talk about my life being an extension of my dreams and fantasies, there's a tendency to think of them as immature. I live in a mature world. The majority of the people in this society live with delusions and illusions much more irrational and hurtful than mine. They deal with mortality, with fantasies relating to heaven and hell, and they don't really deal with their problems at all. Hugh Hefner dream people thinking Beauty is everywhere - on the campus, in the office, living next door... Nice girls like sex too - it's a natural part of life. Don't be ashamed of it. Hugh Hefner nice girl sex I truly believe that age - if you're healthy - age is just a number. Hugh Hefner healthy numbers believe I was raised in a typical Puritan Midwestern Methodist home and there was a lot of hurt and hypocrisy in those times. And I think that whatever part Playboy played and that I managed to play in terms of the sexual revolution came out of what I saw in the negative part of that life and tried to change things in some positive way so that people could choose alternate personal ways of living their lives. Hugh Hefner hurt home thinking In many ways, Im younger than I was 20 years ago. Hugh Hefner years-ago way years You know, from my point of view, I'm the luckiest cat on the planet. Hugh Hefner planets cat views Power has not corrupted me. I have not become jaded. I wake up every day well aware of my good fortune, loving the work I do, loving my life, realizing that life is a crapshoot and I'm on a roll second to none. Hugh Hefner wake-up realizing power
