Bob Guccione

“The difference between pornography and erotica is lighting.”

“I'm not a pornographer. I'm a purveyor of erotica.”

“Censorship is the last resort of a totalitarian society.”

“I've always believed that you have to be in love with what you're doing. You have to be passionate about it.”

“The worst thing that can happen to you is to be boring.”

“Playboy is a lifestyle magazine for men who are afraid of women. Penthouse is a lifestyle magazine for men who love women.”

“Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds.”

“The First Amendment is not a suggestion.”

“We were always pushing the envelope. That's what made us different.”

“I've always been more interested in the forbidden than the accepted.”

“I don't think I'm a particularly good businessman. I'm a good editor. I'm a good photographer.”

“I have always been a gambler. I've always taken risks.”

“I've always had a great deal of respect for the female form.”

“I am a capitalist and I believe in the free market.”