Practitioners
Frank Lloyd Wright: Pretentious Buildings of the World
If you like to draw but you’re practical and realistic, consider architecture. You could build some pretty buildings.
“An architect's most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board, and a wrecking bar at the site.”
Camille Paglia: The Geeky Girl in the Wings
If you were an academic like Camille then you could blather on about your pet theories all day. You might even get paid to dream up some nonsense about geeks and relationship expectations in pop culture. “There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.”
Jennifer Lopez: Letters to J-Lo
J-Lo may not list psychologist on her lengthy resume, but it’s as an agony aunt that she shines. If you’re a good listener and like helping people then you’ve come to the right place. So send your problems to J-Lo.
“I think you need to take some time to show me that your love is true.”
Madonna: p:ano
It may have started as the joy of tapping two stones together but the career of musician has really evolved.
“I won't be happy until I'm as famous as God. I'm tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch - okay."
Albert Einstein: Mouse on Mars
Physics is a brave new world of infinite possibilities. In fact no sooner does someone make a discovery than someone else is proving how wrong they were. If you, like Albert and Mouse on Mars, love fast-paced theory, then this is your field.
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.”
William Shakespeare: Grosse Pointe Girl
If you’ve thought about being a writer, Shakespeare is the ultimate role model. Writers have the possibility to become immortal, but of course most die in obscurity.
“Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart.”
Barbara Walters: Little Sammy's New Music Round-up
Barbara is well-known as a serious and hard-hitting journalist. If you’ve got an investigative mind and you don’t mind dealing with people then this could be the way to go.
“Wait for those unguarded moments. Relax the mood and, like the child dropping off to sleep, the subject often reveals his truest self.”
Vincent Van Gogh: Comic Masterpiece
Artists have been around since the beginning of time, expressing our deepest feelings and getting paid nothing for it.


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