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" 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. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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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 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?' "

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" We have to tell our story at 'Ebony' and 'Jet' like no one else can. We have the authenticity; we have the believability. And I think that's what we have to own. "

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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. "

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

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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. "

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" '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. "

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

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

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

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

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" 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. "

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

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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. "

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" You have to stay current to compete. "

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

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

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" 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. "

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" Johnson Publishing has been built on filling a need for African-Americans. This is what's happening with E Style. There was nothing that addressed the specific needs of African-American women. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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

" 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. "

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" My father's legacy is bigger than a building. It really is a tremendous business that he's built. "

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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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