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My parents are wonderful people and they instilled in me an idealism for which I'm grateful.
Hugh Hefner
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Hugh Hefner
Age: 91 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 9
Died: 2017
Died: September 27
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I think being connected to younger people helps to keep you young and gives you a young attitude.
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Living in the moment, thinking about the future, and staying connected to the past: That's what makes me feel whole.
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What surprises me about getting older is that I remain so young.
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I've always had a tremendously optimistic attitude about life, and the setbacks are never really setbacks for me, because I see it as a part of the adventure. And if you don't hold onto your dreams, you're a very foolish fellow, because dreams are what life is about.
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I was fortunate enough to be raised in a, in a very romantic time in terms of music, and the music itself simple reflected the much more romantic time.
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Could I be in a better place and happier than I am today? I don't think so.
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It's women who have embraced their own sexuality, it's why women wear makeup, it's why they wear high heels. It's what civilization is all about.
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I've had death threats, but I've never been fearful for my life. Although I have traveled with security since the '60s.
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I dreamed impossible dreams. And the dreams turned out beyond anything I could possibly imagine. You know, from my point of view, I'm the luckiest cat on the planet.
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If Playboy ever loses its editorial balls, then it will deserve to be knocked over by a younger, more vigorous magazine in the coming generation. But that won't happen so long as I'm alive, I can promise you that.
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My first wife was a brunette, and Barbi Benton, my major romantic relationship of the early 1970s, was a brunette. But since the end of my marriage, all of my girlfriends have been blonds.
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I think that retirement is the first step towards the grave.
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Life is bittersweet. Inside our heads, if we're lucky, we're the same kids as we were when we were young.
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