re: People who come from a bad childhood situation to be successful in life.

Seems to be that those people have at least one good parent, grandparent, uncle, coach, family friend, etc. who pushes them to the light. It still takes an intelligent individual to recognize that following that good influence is key. Seriously commend all the people that came from nothing and now lead a good life with good values. Doesn't matter how much money you make. We need good people to breed more and pass on those ethics.