Bob Guccione

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

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

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

“The difference between pornography and erotica is lighting.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“The First Amendment is not a suggestion.”

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

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

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

“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.”