At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did...

Quote by Gordon Parks about talent, fear, failure, fight

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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
Quote by Gordon Parks about talent, fear, failure, fight.
Gordon Parks

Gordon Parks 1912 - 2006, american photographer

Was born on: 30 nov 1912.
Died on 07 mar 2006, at 93 years old.
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