Top 33 Linda Johnson Rice Quotes

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I've been riding since I was seven. If I were a horse,

I’ve been riding since I was seven. If I were a horse, I would want an Hermes halter.
Linda Johnson Rice
My playground was our company. That’s really where I grew up.
Linda Johnson Rice
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.
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
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
Yves Saint Laurent has a special place in my heart because he was my mother’s favorite designer.
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
JP Morgan Chase’s investment in our firm is a logical outgrowth of our longstanding relationship.
Linda Johnson Rice
We like to keep it short. If a story warrants more in-depth coverage, we will do it.
Linda Johnson Rice
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.
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
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
Johnson Publishing Co. has always had a first-class image. And until the day I die, I want to keep that image.
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 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’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
We are well-positioned to continue my father’s legacy and move these businesses forward in the future.
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
My father is the CEO, and there’s no question he is my boss. But we work very much in tandem.
Linda Johnson Rice
The key is to service a market that has not been serviced to its full potential.
Linda Johnson Rice
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.
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
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’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
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
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
You should never walk out of the house and not feel good about you.
Linda Johnson Rice
In regards to black people, we have a treasure trove of information that nobody else really has.
Linda Johnson Rice
You have to stay current to compete.
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
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're expanding 'Ebony' and 'Jet' on the digital side t

We’re expanding ‘Ebony’ and ‘Jet’ on the digital side to attract and maintain a younger audience.
Linda Johnson Rice
‘Ebony’s Power 100 list highlights African-Americans who exemplify brilliance in the fields of entertainment, arts, business and others.
Linda Johnson Rice