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Christie Hefner, an American businesswoman, served as the chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises, leading the iconic brand through a period of transformation and expansion. With her strategic vision and leadership, Hefner played a key role in shaping the company's legacy beyond its origins in adult entertainment.
"I expected to go into journalism or law."
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"I expected to go into journalism or law."

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

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

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

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"Half of my employees are women."
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"Half of my employees are women."

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

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

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"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."
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"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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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"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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"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."
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"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."

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

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

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