"And I think that after nearly 85 years……" — Gordon Parks
"And I think that after nearly 85 years upon this planet that I have a right after working so hard at showing the desolation and the poverty, to show something beautiful for somebody as well."
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36 Quotes by Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks has 36 quotes on this site.
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And now, I feel at 85, I really feel that I'm just ready to start.
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Enthusiasm is the electricity of life. How do you get it? You act enthusiastic until you make it a habit.
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I picked up a camera because it was my choice of weapons against what I hated most about the universe:…
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Many times I wondered whether my achievement was worth the loneliness I experienced, but now I realize the price was…
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Use anger to emotionalize whatever thing you intend to do in life - being a painter, a poet or a…
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At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure,…
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I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I…
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So I went to Chicago in 1940, I think, '41, and the photographs that I made there, aside from fashion,…
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But I was very disappointed that I didn't get a chance to go overseas with that group, might not have…
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Nothing came easy. I was just born with a need to explore every part of my mind. And with long…
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If you don't have anything to say, your photographs aren't going to say much.
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You know, the camera is not meant just to show misery.
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