Hugh Hefner recently passed away, but his wisdom and legacy still live on.  From starting Playboy with only a small loan from his parents, to becoming the CEO of one of the most influential media companies in existence.  Hugh was not only an advocate for women’s rights, but also free speech and animal’s rights as well.  Although a controversial figure to some, Hugh Hefner has created a media empire that many only dream about and will be remembered for the decades of empowering women and advocating for a life worth living.

Here Are Some of Hugh Hefner’s Best Quotes: 

1. “Could I be in a better place and happier than I am today?  I don’t think so.” – Hugh Hefner

2. “Life is too short to be living somebody else’s dream” – Hugh Hefner

3. “It’s good to be selfish.  But not so self-centered that you never listen to other people” – Hugh Hefner

4. “Life is bittersweet.  Inside our heads, if we’re lucky, we’re the same kids as we were when we were young” – Hugh Hefner

5. “As big as my dreams were, they certainly didn’t begin to match what came to pass.  Who could have imagined a life like this before the fact” – Hugh Hefner

6. “Loneliness doesn’t have much to do with where you are” – Hugh Hefner

7. “One of the great ironies in our society is that we celebrate freedom and then limit the parts of life where we should be most free.” – Hugh Hefner

8. “I urge one and all to live this life as if there is no reward in the afterlife and to do it in a moral way that makes it better for you and those around you, and that leaves this world a little better place than when you found it” – Hugh Hefner

9. “I’ve never gotten enough credit” – Hugh Hefner

10. “Power has not corrupted me.  I have not become jaded.  I wake up every day well aware of my good fortune, loving the work I do, loving my life, realizing that life is a crapshoot and I’m on a roll second to none” – Hugh Hefner

11. “If you don’t have a sense of humor about life and yourself, then you are old” – Hugh Hefner

12. “I guess I’m the most successful man I know.  I wouldn’t trade places with anybody in the world” – Hugh Hefner

13. “Living in the moment, thinking about the future, and staying connected to the past: That’s what makes me feel whole.” – Hugh Hefner

14. “One of the sad things, I think, about the younger generation, quite frankly, is they have no sense of yesterday.  And if you don’t know who you were, you don’t really know who you are” – Hugh Hefner

15. “For some people, there is no succession plan.  They just leave, and there’s no getting over it” – Hugh Hefner

16. “A lot of people go through life never quite understanding that if things aren’t as wonderful as they should be, it’s their own fault” – Hugh Hefner

17. “I’ve spent so much of my life looking for love in all the wrong places.” – Hugh Hefner

18. “The business end of business has never interested me” – Hugh Hefner

19. “My best pick-up line is ‘My name is Hugh Hefner’”- Hugh Hefner

20. “This is the blessing of humankind, what separates us from the animals: to dream” – Hugh Hefner

21. “I’m never going to grow up.  Staying young is what it is all about for me” – Hugh Hefner

22. “If you let society and your peers define you who you are, you’re less for it” – Hugh Hefner

23. “In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined a sweeter life” – Hugh Hefner

24. “I think that retirement is the first step towards the grave” – Hugh Hefner

25. “Much of my life has been like an adolescent dream of an adult life.  If you were still a boy, in almost a Peter Pan kind of way, and could have just the perfect life that you wanted to have, that’s the life I invented for myself” – Hugh Hefner

26. “Life and values do run in cycles” – Hugh Hefner

Which quote resonated with you the most?  What will you remember Hugh Hefner for the most?  Comment below!