Christie Hefner Quotes

To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.

I like knowing about everything, and I think that really helps me in my business.

My business acumen is definitely growing.

I'm really a self-made businesswoman.

In business, experience is the big teacher.

Creativity and business acumen don't always go hand in hand.

I don't use my brain about the creative thing. From a business standpoint, I instinctively do things: when I get something right, it's never because I use my brain.

The Arena League is the best thing that could have happened to me because I get to run the whole process. I'm seeing not only the football side but the business side.

I went to a woman for advice about how to be in business, but I learned a great deal from men.

I try getting in front of as many opportunities as possible, but in the late '90s, I had no idea that I'd end up being CFO of a technology company. I'd no idea what venture capital was.

When in 1969 I became publisher of the 'Washington Post' as well as president of the company, my plate was fuller than ever. I had partly worked myself into the job but not, except for rare occasions, taken hold. I had acquired some sense of business but still relied on others more than most company presidents did.

I have no doubt that my M.B.A. from New York University's Stern School of Business was one of the best investments I ever made. It helped me climb the corporate ladder and become an entrepreneur.

Succeeding in business is not just about making money.

My experience has shown me that the people who are exceptionally good in business aren't so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more.

Everyone does a style book, and I wanted to write a business book for people that didn't think they would like a business book.

Not everyone is born to run a $4 billion company. There is no magic formula. I've learned, and I've grown by learning. That's why I've enjoyed being in business so much: It's stretched me.

If you can run one business well, you can run any business well.

My mother really didn't know a heck of a lot about business. She was a very good mother, that made sure we ate right and we had our cod liver oil, but didn't know a heck of a lot about what I did.

In business, you cannot be afraid to ask questions.

I am an entrepreneur and I wanted everyone to see the business side of me, and everyone will get to see that on 'The Celebrity Apprentice.'

I've always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I'd read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.

You can't teach talent. You can't teach inspiration. You can teach people critical facilities. You can give them techniques. You can teach discipline. And you can teach them about the business.

My father and I talked every day. He coached me on how to cold-call companies I wanted in our portfolio, how to network at public events, to cultivate senior journalists at important outlets, and how to run a profitable P&L. But, more or less, he allowed me to make my own mistakes.

The minute I went into business, I was a success, and I've done well ever since.

I've always been about learning. No matter how long I've been in the business or where I've been in a company, I've always wanted to continue to learn.