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

Linda Johnson Rice

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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

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

Linda Johnson Rice

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

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

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

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

" 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

" The horse is my favorite animal. "

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

" 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

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

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" Fairness and equality means that what you are never limits who you can be. It means that a young African-American man like my father can start a business with $500 and a dream. It means that a young African-American woman like my mother can walk into European fashion houses with her head held high and be treated with respect. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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

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

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

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" 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. "

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. "

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 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

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

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

" 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

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" We have signed an exclusive licensing agreement with a company called TurnerPatterson, another African-American company, and what I thought would be a great vehicle for 'Ebony,' since it is such a strong brand name with tremendous loyalty, is to grow that brand name even more across different areas. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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

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