It's always a struggle growing up in Akron.

You have to be able to accept failure to get better.

Cleveland fans are awesome.

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

In Northeast Ohio, nothing is given. Everything is earned. You work for what you have.

I always believed that I’d return to Cleveland and finish my career there.

You have to do what's best for you and what's going to make you happy at the end of the day, because no one can live with the consequences or anything that comes with your decision besides you.

I'm taking my talents to South Beach.

Don't be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.

I'm ready to accept the challenge. I'm coming home.

You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

May the angels protect you from any harm.

Life is a progress from want to want not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

People think that because I write about India I must be trying to portray India in a way.

I don't call myself a poet, because I don't like the word.

I feel like most people aren't either/or, they're both/and. You're both magnanimous and petty. You're both kind and cruel. You're never just one thing.

Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.

I've been in pain hope it doesn't show I've been insane well the time is slow

Discipline is built by consistently performing small acts of courage.

I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida. It was so blatant... I had never been so described as Florida described me.

God's reckless grace is our greatest hope.