There's nothing you can't wear. There's nothing you can't do. — Linda Johnson Rice Nothing Copy Share Image
'Ebony' is very inspirational and aspirational to its readers. — Linda Johnson Rice Books Copy Share Image
My playground was our company. That's really where I grew up. — Linda Johnson Rice Business Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We like to keep it short. If a story warrants more in-depth coverage, we will do it. — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
I'm an outgoing person. Once my parents passed away, it was just my daughter and myself. So, really, my friends are my… — 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
'Ebony' is an integral part of my life, and I think it's very exciting to be able to help to move the… — Linda Johnson Rice Ebony 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
We're expanding 'Ebony' and 'Jet' on the digital side to attract and maintain a younger audience. — Linda Johnson Rice Audience Copy Share Image
More black women are in the professional-managerial field, and they don't want to look like the guys sitting next to them in… — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
It is a sign of my mother's determination, confidence, and creativity that more than 50 years after launching the renowned Ebony Fashion… — Linda Johnson Rice Confidence Copy Share Image
In light of the overall economic challenges that are affecting many, including our potential corporate sponsors, we have arrived at a most… — Linda Johnson Rice Challenges 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
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
The stories of accomplishments, achievements, challenges, problems, issues, concerns pass down through history, and those are things you take with you in… — Linda Johnson Rice Challenges Copy Share Image
I think I'm curious by nature because I always want to learn, and I think you can learn from so many things… — Linda Johnson Rice 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
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
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 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 think somebody's got to be cutting-edge. It just depends how you want to market your magazines and how big you want… — Linda Johnson Rice Attention 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
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
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
We're in the media business. We're in the beauty business. — Linda Johnson Rice Beauty Copy Share Image
We know in our hearts that none of us get ahead when some of us are stuck with second-class status. — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I don't know about you, but I've never been able to go into a store and buy a pair of jeans off… — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
I've been riding since I was seven. If I were a horse, I would want an Hermes halter. — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
We have to reach out to younger audiences. They need to see how they can see themselves as black women. — 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
