[summer]

You are correct. You, and I, do not have the desire, drive, and ambition to be that successful.

Your comment could lead into a whole discussion on one's values. Obviously, people who choose to become teachers are not likely to earn $30 million a year - even if those teachers do have the "desire, drive and ambition" to be the very best teacher possible.

I was always turned off by Jon Corzine's candidacy in NJ because here is what he did: (1) Divorced his wife; (2) Dumped his kids; (3) Then ran for NJ senator; (4) Paid a staggering sum of bucks for the seat of power he wanted; and all the while, (5) went around saying he identified SOOOO Much with the Little People.

Well, yes, he won the race, but I still think he doesn't know jack about how his wife or kids or others might think about certain issues. And, yes, people voted for him, but I would not have, for a variety of reasons.

If that's what you mean by "desire, drive and ambition" you're right - I do not have enough of "it."

[TheDon]

I was thinking about people who start out with nothing but themselves, and become extremely successful. The money is merely one indicator of success. Can a person become wealthy and remember what it was like to be poor, or at least, not wealthy? You will have to judge that for yourself. Me, I would like to find out for myself. :) Rush and Hannity often talk about what it was like in their "less successful" days.