When I got to Nassau, it was race and class and economics, a colonial system that was very hostile. So my motto was Never leave home without a fixed commitment. I couldn’t deal with those awesome odds either by waiting for society to someday have a change of heart or by saying, “I’m gonna be as good, one day, as you are.” My heart said, “I am already as good. In fact, I’m starting out with better material, and I am going to be better.” How do you like them apples?
