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.

I guess you could say, I'm just a typical Methodist kid at heart.

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.

I’ve never thought of Playboy, quite frankly, as a sex magazine. I always thought of it as a lifestyle magazine in which sex was one important ingredient.

I guess I'm the most successful man I know. I wouldn't trade places with anybody in the world.

I got married before I found myself. People should find themselves before they get married.

Because of the nature of my life, it's difficult for people to recognize that a person can live a full life, and maybe an unorthodox life, and still be on the side of the angels.