You have a 45mm automatic pistol on your lap, and I have a 35mm camera on my lap, and my weapon is just as powerful as yours. (To Black Panther militant Eldridge Cleaver) — Gordon Parks Copy Share Image
The camera could be a very powerful instrument against discrimination, against poverty, against racism. — Gordon Parks Copy Share
I bought my first camera in Seattle, Washington. Only paid about seven dollars and fifty cents for it. — Gordon Parks Copy Share
But I do feel a little teeny right now that I'm just about ready to start, and winter is entering. Half past autumn has… — Gordon Parks Copy Share
I was born to a black childhood of confusion and poverty. The memory of that beginning influences my work today, It is impossible now… — Gordon Parks Copy Share
I had known poverty firsthand, but there I learned how to fight its evil - along with the evil of racism - with a… — Gordon Parks Copy Share
Many times I wondered whether my achievement was worth the loneliness I experienced, but now I realize the price was small. — Gordon Parks Copy Share
I do find a certain fascination with the unpredictable. The transitory years we wade through are what they are- what we make of them. — Gordon Parks Copy Share
At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled… — Gordon Parks Copy Share
The man at Kodak told me the shots were very good and if I kept it up, they would give me an exhibition. Later,… — Gordon Parks Copy Share
Nothing came easy. I was just born with a need to explore every part of my mind. And with long searching and hard work,… — Gordon Parks Copy Share
Washington, D.C. in 1942 was not the easiest place in the world for a Negro to get along. — Gordon Parks Copy Share
I suffered evils, but without allowing them to rob me of the freedom to expand. — Gordon Parks Copy Share
I have never known anyone important enough to consume me in anger beyond a few hours. Better to depart their existence before they poison… — Gordon Parks Copy Share
