1. Michael Crichton, writer
1. As a child, love danger, dinosaurs,
and science.
2. Major in anthropology
3. Write books like Jurassic Park
and Micro.
“Life is wonderful. It's a gift to be
alive, to see the sun and breathe the
air. And there isn't really anything
else."

2. 1. Survive being a prisoner
of war.
2. Go to graduate school in
anthropology.
3. Teach and write the truth.
“I want to stand as close to the
edge as I can without
going over. Out on the
edge you see all the kinds
of things you can't see
from the center.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., writer and professor

3. Jane Goodall, primatologist
1. Major in anthropology.
2. Live with (and for) God’s
creation.
3. Become a world-
renowned sage.
"We have the choice to use
the gift of our life to
make the world a
better place--or not to
bother"

4. Steve Riggio, founder of Barnes & Noble
1. Enjoy books.
2. Major in
anthropology.
3. Start a business
doing what you
love.

5. Tracy Chapman, singer-songwriter
1. Show unusual aptitude at the
ukulele by age 3.
2. Major in anthropology in
college.
3. Use your talent to promote
awareness of AIDS,
poverty, and injustice.
“At this point in my life I'd like
to live as if only love
mattered”

6. Mick Jagger, singer
1. Study anthropology in college.
2. Start a band (note: the name
“Rolling Stones” has already
been used).
3. Rock for the rest of your life.
“I must be careful not to get
trapped in the past. That’s
why I tend to forget my
songs.”

7. Jomo Kenyatta, founding father of Kenya
1. Born in rural poverty, maximize every
opportunity that comes your way.
2. Study abroad (including anthropology,
under Bronislaw Malinowski).
3. Become president of a newly
independent African state.
“God said this is our land, land in
which we flourish as people... we
want our cattle to get fat on our land
so that our children grow up in
prosperity; and we do not want the
fat removed to feed others."

8. 1. Be born into a royal
line.
2. Major in
anthropology
(Trinity College)
3. Be a prince!
“Do you seriously expect
me to be the first
Prince of Wales in
history not to have a
mistress?”
Prince Charles of England

9. Yo-Yo Ma, cellist
1. Master several musical
instruments before
age 4.
2. Study anthropology at
Harvard.
3. Become world-class
cellist.
“When you learn something from people, or
from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is
your lifelong commitment to preserve it and
build on it.”

10. Martin Luther King, Jr.
1. Observe the world
around you, especially
its injustices.
2. Major in sociology.
3. Revolutionize society
for the better.
“Darkness cannot drive out
darkness; only light can do
that. Hate cannot drive out
hate; only love can do that.”

11. Saul Alinsky, community organizer
1. Notice poverty.
2. Major in archaeology, study
sociology.
3. Start a movement of
community organizing and
grassroots struggles for justice.
“Change means movement.
Movement means friction. Only
in the frictionless vacuum of a
nonexistent abstract world can
movement or change occur
without that abrasive friction of
conflict.”

12. Michelle Obama, first lady
1. Major in sociology.
2. Write Senior Thesis on race
issues. Hers was “Princeton-
Educated Blacks and the Black
Community.”
3. Be a good supervisor at work
(that guy you’re supervising
might just marry you and then
become President).
“One of the lessons that I grew up with was to
always stay true to yourself and never let what
somebody else says distract you from your goals.
And so when I hear about negative and false
attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them,
because I know who I am.”

13. Ahmad Rashad, sportscaster
1. Major in sociology
2. Play professional football (make a
Miracle Catch!)
3. Be a notable sportscaster
“Sports can unite a group of people from different
backgrounds, all working together to achieve a common
goal. And even if they fall short, sharing that journey is an
experience they'll never forget. It can teach some of the
most fundamental and important human values: dedication,
perseverance, hard work, and teamwork. It also teaches us
how to handle our success and cope with our failure. So,
perhaps the greatest glory of sport is that is teaches us so
much about life itself.”

14. Alonzo Mourning, former center of the
Miami Heat
1. Major in sociology while excelling
at college athletics.
2. Have an amazing NBA career.
3. Invest in society through charities
for at-risk kids, research for kidney disease,
and encouraging other athletes to be
philanthropists.
“I have to be prepared at all times.”

15. Paul Shaffer,
bandleader on David Letterman Show
1. Be Canadian.
2. Major in sociology.
3. Let your talent shine (he’s
worked on Broadway, Saturday Night
Live, and the David Letterman Show).
“That sociology degree that I got from the
University of Toronto actually comes in
handy. You have to be able to deal with
people--as a band leader--a lot of it is
dealing with people.”