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# Reviewing the Relationship between Intelligence and Success
- URL: https://larrysalibra.com/reviewing-the-relationship-between-intelligence-and-success/
- Published: 2009-06-08T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2009-06-08T16:00:00.000Z
- Author: Larry Salibra
- Tags: blog, #Import 2024-08-23 13:31

Fellow China watcher [Nick Kristof ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas%5FKristof?ref=larrysalibra.com)has a [great op-ed](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/opinion/07kristof.html?ref=larrysalibra.com) that looks at the relationship between three races that have traditionally enjoyed above average success in America and intelligence.

His policy conclusion:

> "...the most decisive weapons in the war on poverty aren’t transfer payments but education, education, education."

The broader lesson: 

> "...success depends less on intellectual endowment than on perseverance and drive."

Take responsibility for your own future!