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

Linda Johnson Rice

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

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" In regards to black people, we have a treasure trove of information that nobody else really has. "

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" We're not trying to push the real provocative edge. "

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" 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. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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

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" 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. "

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" We're the curator for the African-American experience for the past, present and future. That's my job. "

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" 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

" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" 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. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" JP Morgan Chase's investment in our firm is a logical outgrowth of our longstanding relationship. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" You should never walk out of the house and not feel good about you. "

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 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. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" It was the Cosby family on the cover, but overlaid on that, it appeared to be a shattered glass. So it really wasn't just about the shattering of the Huxtables: it was really a shattering of the black family. And it was a question about that and where do we stand on that. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" 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

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" 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