What made it magical was that it had a trap door, it had a secret panel. It had a game room where every game was available without ever having to put a quarter in it. It had a fireman’s pole. It was just a really cool place if you were a kid. It had a bowling alley, an underground pool — it was pretty fun.

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

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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.

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I had an allowance, but I had to do things around the house to earn it. I think I always wanted my own money.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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I'm basically a gift-giver.

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

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

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