We could go very far with attributing luck to success. Einstein must have been very lucky to come up with the theory of relativity.
In fact, everything we do must be due to luck because it's lucky our planet is in a position from the sun that's habitable.
"How did you educate yourself"
By going to the library in the beginning (which is free) and then later through the Internet (which is also now free at almost any library in the US). Most people in Highschool and in college are out partying every weekend with their friends..and then they wonder why they aren't successful when it comes to getting a job. I chose to sacrifice my time to learn things that I knew would help advance my career.
"How did you pay for it?" With a crappy retail job that didn't really have much to do with my career.
"Did you go to a public school system". Yes.
"My point is, we often take this sort of assistance for granted, and it is gratifying to credit ourselves with 100% of our success. Maybe you are 100% responsible for your own success. If that's the case, you're the first such person that I've ever met."
I'm still not sure what your point is. It seems to only be brought up when anyone successful achieves anything great or when someone wants an excuse as to why they can't succeed.
I also said luck has less than 1% to do with it. I know people that were in my exact same position at the exact same time. They chose to do things differently and now are working paycheck-to-paycheck. I saved my money (instead of buying the new $500 android phone when it came out) and now I don't have to worry about emergencies because I have enough money to pay for it.
I'm really just tired of people not taking personal responsibility for their actions.