In Reply to: Re: Definitely posted by Alan on September 04, 2003 at 06:21:40:
He invested in a new kind of complicated printing press that kept breaking down, often just before new investers walked in the door. He was asked to invest in a new invention called the telephone, but declined. (Where's the future in telephones?)
But I tremendously admire Mark Twain that, after he ran up losses and debts, he had the option to declare bankruptcy, but declined, preferring instead to go on an arduous series of speaking tours around the country to raise money and pay off his debts. And he did it. I would love to have heard him talk.
Hats off to him for that.