My playground was our company. That's really where I grew up. — Linda Johnson Rice Business Copy Share Image
'Ebony' is very inspirational and aspirational to its readers. — Linda Johnson Rice Books Copy Share Image
We're in the media business. We're in the beauty business. — Linda Johnson Rice Beauty Copy Share Image
The key is to service a market that has not been serviced to its full potential. — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
I would describe my mother as a steel magnolia. She was very intelligent, very persuasive. — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
I am struck by the memories of all of the fantastic Links ladies who worked so hard to host the Ebony Fashion… — Linda Johnson Rice Fashion Copy Share Image
You should never walk out of the house and not feel good about you. — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
My father's legacy is bigger than a building. It really is a tremendous business that he's built. — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We're the curator for the African-American experience for the past, present and future. That's my job. — Linda Johnson Rice African american Copy Share Image
My father is the CEO, and there's no question he is my boss. But we work very much in tandem. — Linda Johnson Rice Boss Copy Share Image
I think you will find that a lot of young African-Americans are really searching for, 'Who am I?' and 'Where did I… — Linda Johnson Rice African americans Copy Share Image
We kept everything: every major event that's happened to African-Americans since 1945, with 'Ebony' as a repository for all those photographs and… — Linda Johnson Rice Ebony Copy Share Image
'Ebony's Power 100 list highlights African-Americans who exemplify brilliance in the fields of entertainment, arts, business and others. — Linda Johnson Rice African americans Copy Share Image
We understand our audience. We write to the things that concern our audience. At one point, it was civil rights. You know,… — Linda Johnson Rice Audience Copy Share Image
We have to tell our story at 'Ebony' and 'Jet' like no one else can. We have the authenticity; we have the… — Linda Johnson Rice Authenticity Copy Share Image
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… — Linda Johnson Rice African american Copy Share Image
We are going to do extensive market research because it is hard for black women to go into stores and get clothes… — Linda Johnson Rice Black women Copy Share Image
I went to USC in L.A. Part of me is a real West Coast kid. My parents had a house in Palm… — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
We have signed an exclusive licensing agreement with a company called TurnerPatterson, another African-American company, and what I thought would be a… — Linda Johnson Rice Business Copy Share Image
It was the Cosby family on the cover, but overlaid on that, it appeared to be a shattered glass. So it really… — Linda Johnson Rice Black family Copy Share Image
Fairness and equality means that what you are never limits who you can be. It means that a young African-American man like… — Linda Johnson Rice African american Copy Share Image
They couldn't have a little kid occupying an important spot on the front row, so I sat in the back where all… — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
The bitter might be just an initial reaction of, 'Oh my goodness, it's sold,' but not really understanding fully that I will… — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
I have always drawn strength from my late mother's life. When Eunice Johnson set up the first major fashion show for African-American… — Linda Johnson Rice African american Copy Share Image
The magazines were born out of a need that my parents saw: that there were no magazines that really spoke to black… — Linda Johnson Rice African american Copy Share Image
Almost 63 years ago, my father, John Johnson, named the publication 'Jet' because, as he said in the first issue, 'In the… — Linda Johnson Rice Future Copy Share Image
There's nothing you can't wear. There's nothing you can't do. — Linda Johnson Rice Nothing Copy Share Image
JP Morgan Chase's investment in our firm is a logical outgrowth of our longstanding relationship. — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
We are well-positioned to continue my father's legacy and move these businesses forward in the future. — Linda Johnson Rice Business Copy Share Image
There was never a push for us to become more practical... Fantasy is what our audience has come to expect. — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
In regards to black people, we have a treasure trove of information that nobody else really has. — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
My family has always made Chicago our home, and I care deeply about the values our company has espoused for decades. — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
Yves Saint Laurent has a special place in my heart because he was my mother's favorite designer. — Linda Johnson Rice Heart Copy Share Image
