1970s

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Take me, I am the drug.

Salvador Dalí

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Topic

Power of art Drugs Art

Author

Salvador Dalí

Source

Dalí by Dalí

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Unclear

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Dalí, Salvador. Dalí by Dalí. Harry N. Abrams, 1970.

What I know most surely about morality and the duty of man I owe to sport.

Albert Camus

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Topic

Sports Morality

Speaker

Albert Camus

Source

La belle époque RUA Magazine

Language

French

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Camus, Albert. "La Belle Époque [The Beautiful Era]." RUA Magazine, 15 Apr. 1953.

I feel that life is divided into the horrible and the miserable. That's the two categories. You know, the horrible be like, I don't know, terminal cases, you know blind people, crippled. I don't know how they get through life, it's amazing to me. And the miserable is everyone else. So when you go through life, you should be thankful that you're miserable, because you're very lucky, to be miserable.

Annie Hall

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Topic

The human condition

Speaker

Alvy Singer

Actor

Woody Allen

Source

Annie Hall

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Romantic comedy (film) Comedy drama Romantic comedy

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Annie Hall. Directed by Woody Allen, A Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production, 1977.

Only the true Messiah denies his divinity!

Monty Python's Life of Brian

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Topic

The messiah

Speaker

Female follower

Actor

Carol Cleveland

Source

Monty Python's Life of Brian

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Nonfalsifiable statement

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Monty Python's Life of Brian. Directed by Terry Jones, Handmade Films/Python (Monty) Pictures, 1979.

If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.

Florynce Kennedy

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Topic

Abortion Oppression of women Women's rights Men and women

Speaker

Florynce Kennedy

Source

Ms. Magazine

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Kennedy, Florynce. "The Verbal Karate of Florynce R. Kennedy, Esq." Ms. Magazine, Mar. 1973.

I don't like violence, Tom. I'm a businessman. Blood is a big expense.

The Godfather

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Topic

The mafia Business

Speaker

Sollozzo

Actor

Al Lettieri

Source

The Godfather

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

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Citation

The Godfather. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount Pictures/Alfran Productions, 1972.

Money is the necessity that frees us from necessity.

W.H. Auden

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Topic

Financial freedom Money Freedom

Author

W.H. Auden

Source

A Poet of the Actual Forewords and Afterwords

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Auden, W. H. "A Poet of the Actual." Forewords and Afterwords. Random House/Faber and Faber, 1973.

An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have but that he—for some reason—thinks it would be a good idea to give them.

Andy Warhol

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)

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Topic

Artists Art market

Author

Andy Warhol

Source

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again). Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975, ch. 10.

We recall in special times when we have stood briefly, but magnificently, united. In those times no prize was beyond our grasp.

Jimmy Carter

Inaugural Address of Jimmy Carter

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Topic

American unity Unity American politics

Speaker

Jimmy Carter

Source

Inaugural Address of Jimmy Carter Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Carter, James E. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1977, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV
And you think you're so clever and classless and free
But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see.

John Lennon

Working Class Hero

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Topic

False consciousness

Speaker

John Lennon

Source

Working Class Hero John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop music Rock music

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Lennon, John. "Working Class Hero." John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Apple Records, 1970.

You’ll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that.

Roald Dahl

Quoted in Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

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Topic

Hypothetical situations

Speaker

Willy Wonka

Author

Roald Dahl

Source

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

Medium

Novel

Genre

Children's literature

Statement Type

Warning

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.

Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.

Harry Truman

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Topic

Government secrets Political theory Democracy

Speaker

Harry Truman

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Truman, Harry S. Quoted in Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman, by Merle Miller. Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1973. Originally spoken about the CIA, c. 1972.

Them Sicilians are famous for two things: Spaghetti and revenge.

Archie Bunker

All in the Family

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Topic

Sicily

Speaker

Archie Bunker

Source

All in the Family

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

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Citation

"Archie Sees a Mugging." All in the Family, written by Norman Lear and Phil Mishkin and Don Nicholl, directed by John Rich, season 2, episode 18, Tandem Productions, 1972.

Something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.

Don McLean

American Pie

On the death of Buddy Holly.

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Topic

Loss

Speaker

Don McLean

Source

American Pie

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

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Citation

McLean, Don. "American Pie." American Pie. United Artists Records, 1971.

It's just a flesh wound.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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Topic

Delusion

Speaker

The Black Knight

Actor

John Cleese

Source

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Understatement

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. Python (Monty) Pictures/Michael White Productions/National Film Trustee Company, 1975.

For the good old American life: for the money, for the glory, and for the fun...mostly for the money.

Smokey and the Bandit

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Topic

American ideals

Speaker

Bandit

Actor

Burt Reynolds

Source

Smokey and the Bandit

Medium

Film

Genre

Road movie Action comedy (film) Action comedy

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Smokey and the Bandit. Directed by Hal Needham, Rastar, 1977.

If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

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Topic

Invincibility

Speaker

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Actor

Alec Guinness

Source

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Science fiction (film) Epic Science fiction

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Directed by George Lucas, Lucasfilm Ltd., 1977.

Invention... Arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

Agatha Christie

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Topic

Creativity Innovation Invention

Author

Agatha Christie

Source

An Autobiography (Agatha Christie)

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1976 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Christie, Agatha. Agatha Christie: An Autobiography. Collins/Dodd, Mead & Company, 1977.

Anybody that goes to see a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined!

Archie Bunker

All in the Family

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Topic

Psychiatry Therapy

Speaker

Archie Bunker

Source

All in the Family

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

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Citation

"Edith Flips Her Wig." All in the Family, written by Norman Lear and Sam Locke and Olga Vallance, directed by Hal Cooper, season 3, episode 6, Tandem Productions, 1972.

People sometimes say that the way things happen in the movies is unreal, but actually it's the way things happen to you in life that's unreal. The movies make emotions look so strong and real, whereas when things really do happen to you, it's like watching television—you don't feel anything.

Andy Warhol

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)

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Movies

Author

Andy Warhol

Source

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again). Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975, ch. 6.