It's like people expect me to criticize my mother who died when I was fifteen because all I knew from her was perfection, you know
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Washington, D.C. in 1942 was not the easiest place in the world for a Negro to get along.Gordon Parks
I had a tremendous interest and I just kept plugging away and knocking at doors, you know, seeking out encouragement where I could get it.
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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.
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
There's another horizon out there, one more horizon that you have to make for yourself and let other people discover it, and someone else will take it further on, you know.
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I'd become sort of involved in things that were happening to people. No matter what color they be, whether they be Indians, or Negroes, the poor white person or anyone who was I thought more or less getting a bad shake.
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