People in millenniums ahead will know what we were like in the 1930's and the thing that, the important major things that shaped our history at that time. This is as important for historic reasons as any other. — Gordon Parks Copy Share Image
The camera could be a very powerful instrument against discrimination, against poverty, against racism. — Gordon Parks Copy Share Image
I bought my first camera in Seattle, Washington. Only paid about seven dollars and fifty cents for it. — Gordon Parks Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Washington, D.C. in 1942 was not the easiest place in the world for a Negro to get along. — Gordon Parks Copy Share Image
