“Playboy isn't like the downscale, male bonding, beer-swilling phenomena that is being promoted now by (some men's magazines). My whole notion was the romantic connection between male and female.” MenWholeFemaleConnectionsMalesNotionMagazinesBeerBondingPlayboy Author:Hugh Hefner
“The notion of the single man began in the 1950's. The idea of the bachelor as a separate life was new and obscure.” MenIdeasNotionObscureSingle LifeBachelorsSingle ManSeparate Lives Author:Hugh Hefner
“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.” WholeHomeMovingGuyGirlFeltBabyMarriedNotionHanging OutSuburbsRight Girl Author:Hugh Hefner
“The religious heritage sort of suggests implicitly and explicitly that you pay your dues and you get your reward later on, that's a little inconsistent with the notion of personal, happiness. I am a strong believer in a set of values that are rooted in the notion of happiness and personal fulfillment.” LittlesValuesStrongReligiousPayRewardsNotionDuesBelieverFulfillmentHeritageRootedInconsistentPersonal HappinessPersonal Fulfillment Author:Hugh Hefner
“Playboy, very clearly, from the outset, has fought against the historical repression of women. The notion that we were anywhere else simply defies the reality.” RealityHistoricalNotionRepressionPlayboy Author:Hugh Hefner
“The notion that Playboy exploited women, because we showed them in beautiful photographs, sexually oriented, strikes me as rather bizarre.” BeautifulNotionPhotographStrikesBizarreSexuallyPlayboy Author:Hugh Hefner
“The notion that Playboy turns women into sex objects is ridiculous. Women are sex objects. If women weren't sex objects, there wouldn't be another generation. It's the attraction between the sexes that makes the world go 'round. That's why women wear lipstick and short skirts.” IfsWorldTurnsSexGenerationsObjectsNotionRoundsAttractionRidiculousSkirtsLipstickPlayboyShort Skirts Author:Hugh Hefner
“Playboy was founded on the notion that nice girls like sex too.” GirlSexNiceNotionPlayboyNice Girl Author:Hugh Hefner