"At first I wasn't sure that I had……" — Gordon Parks
"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 me to fight off anything that might abet it."
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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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And I think that after nearly 85 years upon this planet that I have a right after working so hard…
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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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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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The root cause of poverty is social injustice and the bad government that abets it
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Casual reliance on unnamed sources...corrodes our credibility and, in cases that are rare but not rare enough, may abet journalistic…
— Bill Keller
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If we offer too much silent assent about mysticism and superstition - even when it seems to be doing a…
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The widespread availability of information is the only basis for effective day-to-day problem solving, which abets continuous improvement programs.
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I don't judge people. I don't even judge people on 'The Voice.' I'm a coach. I'm there for constructive criticism…
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No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while continuing to aid, abet and…
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We are here to witness the creation and to abet it.
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