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Reflections on Hugh Hefner's life, image, and legacy.

These quotes come from people describing Hugh Hefner from the outside - his softened later years, the fantasy image he built and maintained for decades. One even frames church-going in terms of loyalty to him, filed here under Church.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Fervent
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Nov 07, 2020

Long before the writer Gillian Flynn popularized the concept of the insufferable 'Cool Girl,' who doesn't exist except in men's fervent fantasies, Hugh Hefner dreamed her, undressed her, and put her in his magazine.

Quotes by Monica Hesse

Life
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Nov 07, 2020

By the end of his life, one has a far easier time picturing Hugh Hefner buying his girlfriend a comfy pair of slippers than one of the satin corsets the Bunnies used to wear.

Quotes by Monica Hesse

Gentleman
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Nov 07, 2020

Church is great, but I found my church here. Hugh Hefner has been nothing but a gentleman.

Quotes by Jessica Hahn

Men
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Nov 07, 2020

Even after they had stopped modeling for Playboy and had settled down with other men to raise families of their own, Hugh Hefner still considered them his women, and in the bound volumes of his magazine he would always possess them.

Quotes by Gay Talese

Old
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Nov 07, 2020

Was Hugh Hefner a libertine or a dirty old man? Someone who empowered women or commodified them? The answer is yes!

Quotes by Faith Salie

I Am
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Nov 07, 2020

I am just so happy and thrilled and I am so glad Mr. Hefner chose me.

Quotes by Anna Nicole Smith

Others focus on how his idea of femininity persisted even after the women involved moved on with their own lives. Browse End quotes on how public figures are remembered, or Cool quotes on constructed personas.

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