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The guy who takes a chance, w...

The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

I saw that the camera could b...

I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

I've been asked if I think th...

I've been asked if I think there will ever come a time when all people come together. I would like to think there will. All we can do is hope and dream and work toward that end. And that's what I've tried to do all my life.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

I have been born again and ag...

I have been born again and again and each time, I have found something to love.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

I was born to a black childho...

I was born to a black childhood of confusion and poverty. The memory of that beginning influences my work today, It is impossible now to photograph a hungry child without remembering the hunger of my old childhood.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

Think in terms of images and ...

Think in terms of images and words. They can be mighty powerful when they are fitted together properly.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

I feel it is the heart, not t...

I feel it is the heart, not the eye, that should determine the content of the photograph. What the eye sees is its own. What the heart can perceive is a very different matter.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

I have never known anyone imp...

I have never known anyone important enough to consume me in anger beyond a few hours. Better to depart their existence before they poison your own.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

Nothing came easy. I was just...

Nothing came easy. I was just born with a need to explore every part of my mind. And with long searching and hard work, I became devoted to my restlessness.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

Use anger to emotionalize wha...

Use anger to emotionalize whatever thing you intend to do in life - being a painter, a poet or a photographer

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

If a man can reach the latter...

If a man can reach the latter days of his life with his soul intact, he has mastered life.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

The camera could be a very po...

The camera could be a very powerful instrument against discrimination, against poverty, against racism.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

I picked up a camera because ...

I picked up a camera because it was my choice of weapons against what I hated most about the universe: racism, intolerance, poverty.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

Enthusiasm is the electricity...

Enthusiasm is the electricity of life. How do you get it? You act enthusiastic until you make it a habit.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

You have a 45mm automatic pis...

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 49 quotes

Enthusiasm is the electricity...

Enthusiasm is the electricity of life. How do you get it? You act enthusiastic until you make it a habit. Enthusiasm is natural; it is being alive, taking the initiative, seeing the importance of what you do, giving it dignity and making what you do important to yourself and to others.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

I have always felt as though ...

I have always felt as though I needed a weapon against evil.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

I suffered evils, but without ...

I suffered evils, but without allowing them to rob me of the freedom to expand.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

At first I wasn't sure that I ...

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.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

Success can be wracking and re...

Success can be wracking and reproachful, to you and those close to you. It can entangle you with legends that are consuming and all but impossible to live up to.

Gordon Parks 49 quotes

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