Are people impressed that you got out of the ghetto? Would people be as impressed if, say, a Kennedy your age was where you are now? I guess I'm just agreeing

Are people impressed that you got out of the ghetto? Would people be as impressed if, say, a Kennedy your age was where you are now? I guess I'm just agreeing with you. Everybody takes some knocks---which is ensured by the fact that some knocks are caused by not having had any.