Christie Hefner

Try not to be either intimidated by or a captive of jargon. Even though it's language, and language is about communication, it often exists actually to obfuscate and to control power and not to communicate. ”

To me, saying you're not a feminist should be like saying you're a racist. It should be that politically unacceptable. ”

Women would all be better off if we realized we didn't have to choose between being an intelligent being and a sexual being. ”

I don't think you can know too many smart people. I don't think you should ever stop meeting people. ”

Honestly, in retrospect, it probably was a little easier being an adolescent and not having people immediately know that Hef was my dad. ”

I'm not much of a 'road not taken' person. ”

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

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

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

With someone who is genuinely abusive or a bad person, you should just get out of town. But if they're being the best person they know how to be, then you have to decide if there isn't much there you can love and not become consumed with what they're not able to give you. ”