Nelvana had self-made successes of its own during the 1990s, such as Eek!

A self-made success at Merrill Lynch, rising to the position of Vice President, Lorraine mentored many young colleagues.

There he was, the stern, driving taskmaster in his business, the outgoing community-minded citizen in his city, Everyman's vision of the perfect self-made success, perfect husband, perfect father.

Benjamin Bildner led a long, distinguished and productive life, in which he generously shared his self-made success through his support of educational institutions and other philanthropic causes.

Introducing his nominee to the country at a televised news conference this afternoon, the President drew on the powerful appeal of Judge Thomas's life story as a self-motivated and self-made success.

Born in Queens, the son of a carpenter, he exuded self-made success.

This self-made success started modeling in her teens and was on her own by the age of 18.

Mr. Schwarzenegger may have been born in Austria, but his rise was the product of a quintessentially American culture of self-made success.

"The Apprentice" is not about old-fashioned ethics and self-made success - it's as much about the joy of the swindle as it is about the honest deal.