Linda Johnson Rice Quotes

Linda Johnson Rice

Profession : Businesswoman

Birth : May 22, 1958

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

Linda Johnson Rice

I am delighted to resume the leadership of both companies.

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

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

Linda Johnson Rice

A black entrepreneur has to be equally if not more prepared than a white to get his fair share of loan money.

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

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

'Ebony' has been more than a magazine; it is a movement.

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

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

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 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

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

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

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.

Linda Johnson Rice

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.

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

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

'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.

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