>>>>>I wouldn't be so sure of that assessment if I were you :) most professors in our so-called institutions of higher learning are rabid socialists.
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>>>OK but they surveyed Business School alumni, not faculty. , >40% of respondents were at CEO level or equivalent at the top of their firm.
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>>>FWIW, one of the findings was that college education no longer is enough: to thrive, now you need an advanced degree.
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>>Not surprising that they'd say that, since they all have advanced degrees.
>>But they're wrong.
>>With a few notable exceptions, the richest people in the world are either dropouts a la Gates and Zuckerberg or people who have never had a job (they inherited the wealth)
>>The real secrets to success - be very brilliant or pick your parents wisely!
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>Well, some successful people are just reasonably smart and work their butts off :)

Someone once told me that if someone just keeps his nose to the grindstone he will eventually be missing his nose.

That's pithy and oversimplified, but there's some truth there.