Words matter. These are the best Linda Johnson Rice Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’ve been riding since I was seven. If I were a horse, I would want an Hermes halter.
My playground was our company. That’s really where I grew up.
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.
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?’
I’m not so sure we’ve influenced the general market. But I’m not sure we’re trying to do that.
Yves Saint Laurent has a special place in my heart because he was my mother’s favorite designer.
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.
JP Morgan Chase’s investment in our firm is a logical outgrowth of our longstanding relationship.
We like to keep it short. If a story warrants more in-depth coverage, we will do it.
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.
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.
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.
Johnson Publishing Co. has always had a first-class image. And until the day I die, I want to keep that image.
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.
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.
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.
We are well-positioned to continue my father’s legacy and move these businesses forward in the future.
We have to reach out to younger audiences. They need to see how they can see themselves as black women.
My father is the CEO, and there’s no question he is my boss. But we work very much in tandem.
The key is to service a market that has not been serviced to its full potential.
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.
We know in our hearts that none of us get ahead when some of us are stuck with second-class status.
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.
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.
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.
You should never walk out of the house and not feel good about you.
In regards to black people, we have a treasure trove of information that nobody else really has.
You have to stay current to compete.
My father’s legacy is bigger than a building. It really is a tremendous business that he’s built.
I am struck by the memories of all of the fantastic Links ladies who worked so hard to host the Ebony Fashion Fair shows.
We’re expanding ‘Ebony’ and ‘Jet’ on the digital side to attract and maintain a younger audience.
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