“The odds of being successful are the same for every group that is educated in America. It's just that the grou…” — Michael Eisner · The Inspired Sage

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The odds of being successful are the same for every group that is educated in America. It's just that the group that is not wealthy is 95 percent of the population. So if there are 100 successful people in a room, probably 95 out of 100 came from more modest means.

— Michael Eisner

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