When they brought me back to my cell, I was hurt and ashamed, and I didn't know how I could face my fellow prisoners.

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That point was reinforced for me in a recent cell phone call I had with Eleanor, my wife, while she was traveling.

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' I started to cry, and they returned me to the cell.

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You might have seen me on the cover of the New York Times Bestseller "Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur" where I share the philosophies I used to propel me to success, from the jail cell to the boardroom.

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As I was commiserating with him over our cell phones, it occurred to me that we were both holding up to our ears powerful general-purpose computers.

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So if you agree with me, then I need all of you -- I see a lot of cell phones here and a lot of -- (laughter) -- all kinds of stuff -- (laughter) -- I want you to send a message to Congress.

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And when I didn't get better and was down to about a hundred pounds, they put me in a cell with two other Americans.

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