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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For the Scottish sports journalist and former footballer see Gordon Parks (footballer)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30 1912 – March 7 2006) was an American photographer musician writer and film director.