I'm from around Tennessee. I ran away when I was 12 years old and I ain't never looked back.

There is nothing good or bad, except by comparison" (209) - "Effort is Everything" by Bud Selig

I think we're fascinated by gangsters and that whole lifestyle and crossing the line. We get sort of stuck in our normal lives, if you will, and you want to be bigger than life and I think people somehow live through these sorts of characters.

We do what we have to so we can do what we want to.

It's strictly business. If I loan you $25 million, I want my money back. I don't want to hear about the social impact. That's great for you, but now I'm $25 million in the hole, so next time you come to ask me.

For whatever reason, God has blessed me with the ability, put me in a position to make these leaps and bounds. I'm fulfilling my part of the bargain, which is to give back and be a positive influence on others.

Got to be who you are in this world, no matter what.