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" Almost 63 years ago, my father, John Johnson, named the publication 'Jet' because, as he said in the first issue, 'In the world today, everything is moving faster. There is more news and far less time to read it.' He could not have spoken truer words. We are not saying goodbye to 'Jet'; we are embracing the future as my father did in 1951. "

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. "

" We like to keep it short. If a story warrants more in-depth coverage, we will do it. "

" '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. "

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

Linda Johnson Rice

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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. "

" I'm not so sure we've influenced the general market. But I'm not sure we're trying to do that. "

" There's a sense of authenticity that comes with 'Ebony.' There are very few national media outlets that are majority-African-American owned and really speak to our community with a sense of pride, authority, and ownership. That's what we do. "

" We kept everything: every major event that's happened to African-Americans since 1945, with 'Ebony' as a repository for all those photographs and as a voice for all that happened. "

" We understand our audience. We write to the things that concern our audience. At one point, it was civil rights. You know, during the '50s and '60s, we were at the forefront. "

" Yves Saint Laurent has a special place in my heart because he was my mother's favorite designer. "

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

" I've been riding since I was seven. If I were a horse, I would want an Hermes halter. "

" We've been here so long. The history and richness runs so deep within the community. We own this. It's personal. It's very personal. "

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

" It is a sign of my mother's determination, confidence, and creativity that more than 50 years after launching the renowned Ebony Fashion Fair show, her timeless sense of style endures as a guidepost for today's fashion-loving women. "

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

" 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. "

" 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?' "

" I went to USC in L.A. Part of me is a real West Coast kid. My parents had a house in Palm Springs, which I now have. I spend a lot of time there. "

" They couldn't have a little kid occupying an important spot on the front row, so I sat in the back where all the models changed clothes. I remember vividly the rustling and the rush of the fabrics of the clothes and the swoosh of textures and color as they went by. I was in the back, but I had a front-row seat, in my opinion. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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

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Jeans

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

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

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

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

" I think I'm curious by nature because I always want to learn, and I think you can learn from so many things around you on an everyday basis. "

" 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. "

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