Source: I am You: Selected Works, 1934-1978
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Famous Gordon Parks Quotes
“Washington, D.C. in 1942 was not the easiest place in the world for a Negro to get along.”
“If a man can reach the latter days of his life with his soul intact, he has mastered life.”
“I have always felt as though I needed a weapon against evil.”
Source: A Choice of Weapons
“The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer.”
“I suffered evils, but without allowing them to rob me of the freedom to expand.”
“And now, I feel at 85, I really feel that I'm just ready to start.”
Source: Born Black
“If you don't have anything to say, your photographs aren't going to say much.”
“I think most people can do a whole lot more if they just try.”
“I have been born again and again and each time, I have found something to love.”
Source: Moments without proper names