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Classic Example Quotes: Identity and Reflection

Identity, Reflection, Turning Points

One speaker calls themselves a Classic example of alienation, describing a middle-class upbringing without art or books before discovering theatre.

I don't hero worship for the sake of hero worship. When I find people who are truly remarkable - and I think Joseph Needham is a classic example - I do value their counsel.

Quotes by Simon Winchester

I'm the classic example of alienation: I grew up in a middle-class household without art or books. I was going to be a chemical engineer until I went to the theatre for the first time at 16 and was blown...

Quotes by Richard Eyre

I'm a classic example of all humorists - only funny when I'm working.

Quotes by Peter Sellers

This I regard as a classic example of my not being properly prepared for a part I very much wanted.

Quotes by Marie Windsor

Art Quotes

Much as I cared for Joseph Kennedy, he was a classic example of that person in the arts with lots of brains and drive but little taste or talent.

Quotes by Gloria Swanson

The knish is a classic example of peasant food evolving into comfort food and even sophisticated fare.

Quotes by Gil Marks

Frequently Asked Questions

Whose hero worship does one quote describe as a classic example?
That quote names Joseph Needham as a classic example of someone worth valuing for their counsel, with the speaker adding they don't hero worship purely for its own sake.
How does one speaker describe their own upbringing as a classic example of alienation?
That speaker calls themselves a Classic example of alienation, describing a middle-class household without art or books, until discovering theatre at sixteen changed everything.
What career path did that same speaker originally expect to follow?
They were headed toward becoming a chemical engineer until that first trip to the theatre at sixteen left them Blown Away and redirected their path entirely.
Is there a quote about being unprepared for a role, called a classic example?
Yes, one speaker regards a specific part as a classic example of not being properly prepared, despite it being a role they very much wanted.
Do any of these quotes use 'classic example' self-deprecatingly?
Yes, one speaker jokes that they represent every comedian's typical case, amusing strictly on the job and nowhere else, a lighthearted way of admitting their humor doesn't extend much beyond the work itself.

That same discovery left them Blown Away at sixteen, a turning point that redirected their planned path away from chemical engineering entirely.