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" A black entrepreneur has to be equally if not more prepared than a white to get his fair share of loan money. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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" We have to reach out to younger audiences. They need to see how they can see themselves as black women. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" I would describe my mother as a steel magnolia. She was very intelligent, very persuasive. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" I am struck by the memories of all of the fantastic Links ladies who worked so hard to host the Ebony Fashion Fair shows. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" I have always drawn strength from my late mother's life. When Eunice Johnson set up the first major fashion show for African-American audiences more than 50 years ago, she did so at a time when black Americans, especially black women, were still fighting for a seat at the table - any table. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" 'Ebony' is an integral part of my life, and I think it's very exciting to be able to help to move the brand forward. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" My playground was our company. That's really where I grew up. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" Johnson Publishing Co. has always had a first-class image. And until the day I die, I want to keep that image. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" Along with my father, Mandela is my hero. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" We are well-positioned to continue my father's legacy and move these businesses forward in the future. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" The magazines were born out of a need that my parents saw: that there were no magazines that really spoke to black people. 'Ebony' wrote about architects and artists, the share cropper who sent his nine kids to college, real African Americans at a time when everyone else only covered them as entertainers and athletes. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" In light of the overall economic challenges that are affecting many, including our potential corporate sponsors, we have arrived at a most difficult decision to cancel Ebony Fashion Fair's fall 2009 season. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" My family has always made Chicago our home, and I care deeply about the values our company has espoused for decades. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" There's nothing you can't wear. There's nothing you can't do. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" The bitter might be just an initial reaction of, 'Oh my goodness, it's sold,' but not really understanding fully that I will be chairman emeritus of the new company, which is Ebony Media Operations. It is African-American led and owned, and I have a seat on the board, and I also have an equity position in the company, so I'm still there. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" The key is to service a market that has not been serviced to its full potential. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" We are going to do extensive market research because it is hard for black women to go into stores and get clothes that fit the way they should. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" We're expanding 'Ebony' and 'Jet' on the digital side to attract and maintain a younger audience. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" The horse is my favorite animal. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" I think the most challenging aspect from my father's perspective was probably getting advertising. He really did pattern 'Ebony' after 'Look' and 'Life' magazines. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" I think somebody's got to be cutting-edge. It just depends how you want to market your magazines and how big you want them to be. We look upon competition as what it is. It's there, you pay attention to it, but you don't live by it. You have to go on and grind it out day to day and do the best you can with your magazine every single day. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" I am delighted to resume the leadership of both companies. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" We're in the media business. We're in the beauty business. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" My father is the CEO, and there's no question he is my boss. But we work very much in tandem. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" The stories of accomplishments, achievements, challenges, problems, issues, concerns pass down through history, and those are things you take with you in your personal life wherever you go. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" There was never a push for us to become more practical... Fantasy is what our audience has come to expect. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" I don't know about you, but I've never been able to go into a store and buy a pair of jeans off the rack that fit perfectly. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" I think you will find that a lot of young African-Americans are really searching for, 'Who am I?' and 'Where did I come from?' and 'What is my past?' "

Linda Johnson Rice

" We know in our hearts that none of us get ahead when some of us are stuck with second-class status. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" I'm an outgoing person. Once my parents passed away, it was just my daughter and myself. So, really, my friends are my family. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" More black women are in the professional-managerial field, and they don't want to look like the guys sitting next to them in pinstriped suits. "

Linda Johnson Rice