PH, 没错。You notice I did not use the word “成功” or“成就”。You're also correct in saying "you can win a lottery to get wealth. You can become famous by being arrested...". Most people do tend to equate "fame" and "fortune" with "success"though. In the case of these 10 individuals,"success" is certainly an appropriate descriptor, scandals for some of them (e.g. Tiger Woods) notwithstanding.
昭君， That is quite an interesting piece of data. I am looking forward to reading your upcoming work. It does show that while higher education is useful, there is more than one way of "becoming educated".
Interesting perspective! I'm writing a piece about "income inequality in the US" and came across an interesting statistics: 33% of the household heads in families with higher than $100,000 annual income have no college degrees! I think there are many in this "pool" who are indeed "outliers" like the ones you listed here:).
So, “书中自有黄金屋”的古训，is only true to some extent:)).
Agree with Ouyang's three explanations of Chinese society's "obsession" of doctorate degrees!!
椰子， 度假回来了？ 谢谢你的评论。其实我还有这个看法，我觉得教育对一个人越年轻越重要，（比如启蒙阶段的教育是人生最重要的一种教育）。耶稣会教士有句话，“Give me a child for 7 years and I will give you a man”，意思是说人生的最早7年被灌输的知识，习惯，价值观等等，将永远塑造他的一生。 当然，如你，欧阳和sql 所说，这并不否定高等教育的价值。 两者是”different kettle of fish”。（是两码事啊！）
