“ I bought my first camera in Seattle, Washington. Only paid about seven dollars and fifty cents for it. ”
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“ I bought my first camera in Seattle, Washington. Only paid about seven dollars and fifty cents for it. ”
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“ People in millenniums ahead will know what we were like in the 1930's and the thing that, the important major things that shaped our history at that time. This is as important for historic reasons as any other. ”
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“ People in millenniums ahead will know what we were like in the 1930's and the thing that, the important major things that shaped our history at that time. This is as important for historic reasons as any other. ”
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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. ”
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“ And I think that after nearly 85 years upon this planet that I have a right after working so hard at showing the desolation and the poverty, to show something beautiful for somebody as well. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ That was my first day in Washington, D.C., in 1942. I had experienced a kind of bigotry and discrimination here that I never expected to experience. ”
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“ I bought my first camera in Seattle, Washington. Only paid about seven dollars and fifty cents for it. ”
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“ That was my first day in Washington, D.C., in 1942. I had experienced a kind of bigotry and discrimination here that I never expected to experience. ”
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“ And I think that after nearly 85 years upon this planet that I have a right after working so hard at showing the desolation and the poverty, to show something beautiful for somebody as well. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ And now, I feel at 85, I really feel that I'm just ready to start. ”
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“ Well, I was born in Kansas, raised in Minnesota and spent a good part of my early life, up until I was about fifteen or sixteen, in Kansas. ”
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“ I bought my first camera in Seattle, Washington. Only paid about seven dollars and fifty cents for it. ”
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“ Washington, D.C. in 1942 was not the easiest place in the world for a Negro to get along. ”
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“ The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed. ”
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“ And I think that after nearly 85 years upon this planet that I have a right after working so hard at showing the desolation and the poverty, to show something beautiful for somebody as well. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ And I think that after nearly 85 years upon this planet that I have a right after working so hard at showing the desolation and the poverty, to show something beautiful for somebody as well. ”
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“ Many times I wondered whether my achievement was worth the loneliness I experienced, but now I realize the price was small. ”
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“ That was my first day in Washington, D.C., in 1942. I had experienced a kind of bigotry and discrimination here that I never expected to experience. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ 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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“ The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed. ”
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“ The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed. ”
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“ I bought my first camera in Seattle, Washington. Only paid about seven dollars and fifty cents for it. ”
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“ And I think that after nearly 85 years upon this planet that I have a right after working so hard at showing the desolation and the poverty, to show something beautiful for somebody as well. ”
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