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" 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

Problems

History

Life

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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

You

Jeans

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

" 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. "

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

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

Linda Johnson Rice

I Am

Leadership

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" '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. "

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