Linda Johnson Rice Quotes

American - Businesswoman | May 22, 1958 -

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

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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.

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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.

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

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I am struck by the memories of all of the fantastic Links ladies who worked so hard to host the Ebony Fashion Fair shows.

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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