14 Quotes by Samir Husni

Ms. did well at the height of the feminist movement and then it faded. Ms. was aimed at a need, that women needed to prove themselves. Cosmo is not something women need. It's something women desire.

Nobody pays ahead of time. You can have a contract; if you file for bankruptcy, it all becomes meaningless.

If they really believe in their Web sites, then why do I need a magazine, and isn't it just a vehicle to drive me to the Web? Sooner or later I'll just get my fill from the Web.

Husni said, ''those magazines start losing their usefulness.

You'll never find Playboy at the Wal-Mart because of the brand and name. Playboy equals sex.

When people see themselves in his pages, they see a reflection of their upscale lifestyle. It puffs their ego -- he's making customers for life.

Trying to have the middle road has never worked in the magazine publishing business.

The problem all these magazines have is that they get lost in the middle. If you're really spiritual and religious, you want the full dose. If not, you want the other extreme. Trying to have the middle road has never worked in the magazine publishing business.

There's an inherent fear in this country of pictures of naked men. We've been trained to look at pictures of naked women, but we haven't been trained yet to look at pictures of naked men.