"I lived in a country where I couldn't live where I wanted to live. I lived in a country where I couldn't go where I wanted to eat. I lived in a country where I couldn't get a job, except for those put aside for people of my colour or caste."

(Sidney Poitier, primo attore afroamericano a vincere il premio Oscar come miglior attore protagonista, e regista; Miami, 20 febbraio 1927 – Los Angeles, 6 gennaio 2022)