John H. Johnson Quotes

• You spend so much time in your profession it ought to be something you love.

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• When I go in to see people – and I sell an occasional ad now – I never say, ‘Help me because I am black’ or ‘Help me because I am a minority.’ I always talk about what we can do for them.

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• It’s better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage of an opportunity to persuade people to change their minds.

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• Failure is a word that I simply don’t accept.

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• Every day I run scared. That’s the only way I can stay ahead.

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• Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you don’t do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals.

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• All have disappointments, all have times when it isn’t worthwhile.

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• Don’t choose the one who is beautiful to the world. But rather, choose the one who makes your world beautiful.

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• My mother was the influence in my life. She was strong; she had great faith in the ultimate triumph of justice and hard work. She believed passionately in education.

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• To succeed, one must be creative and persistent.

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John H. Johnson (10)

Birth:	19th January, 1918
Death:	8th August, 2005
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Businessman, Publisher

About

John Harold Johnson was born in Arkansas City, Arkansas, USA. He was an American businessman and publisher. He was the founder of the Johnson Publishing Company. His firm, Johnson Publishing Company, later diversified into book publishing, radio broadcasting, insurance, and cosmetics manufacturing. Johnson's Ebony and Jet magazines were among the most influential African-American businesses in media in the second half of the twentieth century. While studying at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University, he worked for a life insurance company that marketed to African American customers. There he conceived the idea of a magazine for blacks; in 1942 he began publication of Negro Digest. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996. He married Eunice Walker Johnson in 1941. They had one daughter, Linda Johnson Rice.

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