 Billy not only had a distinguished career in the Legislature, but he also has great business instincts and has done exceedingly well making investment decisions in both stocks and private ventures such as real estate. |
| I had an allowance, but I had to do things around the house to earn it. I think I always wanted my own money. |
| We don't fight about money... I hate to see people fight about money. |
| I don't know what a world would be like if you do away with sexy images. |
| I expected to go into journalism or law. |
| I know what the attitudes of the readers are: These are guys who love women and respect women. |
| Actually, my parents were separated by the time I was about 2 years old. |
| My mother thinks I could have even run a larger company. |
| I'd guess that 80 percent of the people who work for Playboy are feminists. |
| I think in terms of what I am able to accomplish and build. |
| No, I never thought about my father's money as my money. |
| Half of my employees are women. |
| I've lectured at the Harvard Business School several times. |
| I have invested in the stock market since I was very young. |
| But maybe because the dot-com world gives people positions at a younger age, and many women are prominent in this business, it will help change the view about who can run big companies. |
| The very first stock I bought right out of college was Berkshire Hathaway. |
| Well, I grew up around the magazine and was part of a generation that was embracing our sexuality. |
| I'm basically a gift-giver. |
| I defend the right of almost everything to be published... because I think that you're better off in trusting the marketplace than allowing other people to make that decision. |
| Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you. |
