Gordon Parks Quotes

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

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

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.

You know, the camera is not meant just to show misery. You can show things that you like about the universe, things that you hate about the universe. It's capable of doing both.

Many times I wondered whether my achievement was worth the loneliness I experienced, but now I realize the price was small.