I kind of think he'd have a better chance at hearing these conversations if he was in the thick of society rather than alone on an island, but it was still an interesting article. IT got me thinking about what ten conversations would I like to hear. No rules, no restrictions from time periods or death, just what conversations would be the most interesting for me to hear. Some of these wouldn't be the most important conversations in the world, they would just be interesting to me. So here they are in no particular order of importance.
1. Winston Churchill and Martin Luther King Jr.
On leadership and the art of the spoken word.
2. Albert Einstein and Franklin Roosevelt.
On the aftermath of Einstein's recommendation that the atomic bomb be developed.
3. Robert McNamara and Kurt Vonnegut.
On war.
4. Muhammad and Jesus.
On religion.
5. Mark Twain and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
On storytelling and youth.
6. Bobby Knight and Vince Lombardi.
On coaching and treatment of players.
7. Al Capone and Lucky Luciano.
On organized crime.
8. Thomas Jefferson and George W. Bush.
On the Presidency and Jefferson's vision of the country vs where it is today, because somehow both of these guys held the same job.
9. George Carlin and Jerry Seinfeld.
On what is comedy.
10. My mom and my dad.
On their marriage.
These are not set in stone and reserve the right to change them as time goes on.
