Mark Twain

“Gave him both the inspiration and the raw material for the book The Innocents Abroad, his first great publishing success and the biggest selling book in the United States in the last 17 years.”

“Had he not gone on that voyage, his career most likely would have mirrored that of his recently deceased drinking companion, Ward, a one-man show lived out in smoky lecture halls, seedy hotel rooms, and late-night bars.”

“At the time, their endurance was the single boat record in the world for people to survive the longest in a small boat.”

“Power law people is one of the most incredible ideas once you know it, cause then you see it everywhere. It's a quote from my friend, Sam Hinckley that he said on his episode of investing the best, he says, people are really a power law and the best ones chang…”

“The importance of this story cannot be understated. It is his first viral hit is going to sweep across all the newspapers and all the magazines all throughout the country, which is going to lead him to his next big break when he's in Hawaii”

“Several years after, he remembered one despairing night when I put the pistol to my head, but wasn't man enough to pull the trigger.”