I think maybe the rural influence in my life helped me in a sense, of knowing how to get close to people and talk to them and get my work done.
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I suffered evils, but without allowing them to rob me of the freedom to expand.Gordon Parks
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
Washington, D.C. in 1942 was not the easiest place in the world for a Negro to get along.
Gordon Parks
The man at Kodak told me the shots were very good and if I kept it up, they would give me an exhibition. Later, Kodak gave me my first exhibition.
Gordon Parks
And now, I feel at 85, I really feel that I'm just ready to start.
Gordon Parks
But I was very disappointed that I didn't get a chance to go overseas with that group, might not have gotten back but I wanted very much to go because there's not much of a record of the exploits of the first Negro fighter group.
Gordon Parks
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