1970

Explore 58 quotes from the year 1970

Houston, we've had a problem.

James Lovell

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Topic

Disaster Space program

Speaker

James Lovell

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lovell, James. Words spoken aboard Apollo 13 space mission. 13 Apr. 1970.

Love means never having to say you're sorry.

Love Story

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Topic

Nature of love Love Apologies

Speaker

Jenny

Actor

Ali MacGraw

Source

Love Story

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Drama (film) Romantic drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Love Story. Directed by Arthur Hiller, Paramount Pictures/Love Story Company, 1970.

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

Germaine Greer

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Topic

Revolution Politics

Author

Germaine Greer

Source

The Female Eunuch

Genre

Feminist literature

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Greer, Germaine. The Female Eunuch. MacGibbon & Kee, 1970.

War!
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing.

Edwin Starr

War

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Topic

Anti-war War

Speaker

Edwin Starr

Source

War War & Peace (album)

Medium

Song

Genre

Protest song Soul music

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Strong, Barett and Norman Whitfield. "War." Performed by The Temptations. Psychedelic Shack. Gordy, 1970.

Oppressed people are frequently very oppressive when first liberated. And why wouldn't they be? They know best two positions. Somebody's foot on their neck or their foot on somebody's neck.

Florynce Kennedy

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Topic

Consequences of oppression Oppressor and oppressed

Author

Florynce Kennedy

Genre

Feminist literature

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Kennedy, Florynce. "Institutionalized Oppression vs. the Female." Sisterhood is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings From The Women’s Liberation Movement, edited by Robin Morgan. Vintage Books, 1970.

I decided it is better to scream. This pitiful sound, which sometimes, goodness knows how, reaches into the remotest prison cell, is a concentrated expression of the last vestige of human dignity. It is a man's way of leaving a trace, of telling people how he lived and died. By his screams he asserts his right to live, sends a message to the outside world demanding help and calling for resistance. If nothing else is left, one must scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.

Nadezhda Mandelstam

Hope Against Hope

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Topic

Soviet Union

Author

Nadezhda Mandelstam

Source

Hope Against Hope

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

Russian

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Mandelstam, Nadezhda. Hope Against Hope. The Chekov Press/Atheneum, 1970, ch. 11.

Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.

Simon & Garfunkel

Bridge over Troubled Water

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Topic

Helping others

Speaker

Simon & Garfunkel

Source

Bridge over Troubled Water Bridge over Troubled Water (album)

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop rock

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Simon, Paul. "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Performed by Simon & Garfunkel. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Columbia Records, 1970.

Are you there God? It's me, Margaret. I just told my mother I want a bra. Please help me grow God. You know where.

Judy Blume

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

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Topic

Growing up Adolescence

Speaker

Margaret Simon

Author

Judy Blume

Source

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Statement Type

Question Prayer

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Blume, Judy. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Bradbury Press, 1970, ch. 5.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

Gil Scott-Heron

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Topic

Revolution

Author

Gil Scott-Heron

Medium

Slogan

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." Slogan among the Black Power movements. c. 1960.

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

Michael Palin

Monty Python's Flying Circus

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Topic

The unexpected

Speaker

Cardinal Ximinez

Actor

Michael Palin

Source

The Spanish Inquisition Monty Python's Flying Circus

Medium

TV show

Genre

Comedy (TV)

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"The Spanish Inquisition." Monty Python's Flying Circus, written by Graham Chapman and John Cleese and Eric Idle, directed by Ian MacNaughton, season 2, episode 2, BBC, 1970.

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.

Gerald Ford

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Topic

Impeachment American politics

Speaker

Gerald Ford

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ford, Gerald. Remarks in the U.S. House of Representatives in an effort to impeach Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. House of Representatives meeting. 15 Apr. 1970, House of Representatives Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

This country was a lot better off when the Indians were running it.

Vine Deloria, Jr.

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Topic

US and Native American relations America

Speaker

Vine Deloria, Jr.

Source

The New York Times Magazine

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Deloria, Vine, Jr. "This Country Was a Lot Better Off When the Indians Were Running It." The New York Times, 8 Mar. 1970.

Delay is the deadliest form of denial.

C. Northcote Parkinson

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Topic

Delay

Author

C. Northcote Parkinson

Source

The Law of Delay

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Parkinson, C. Northcote. The Law of Delay: Interviews and Outerviews. John Murray, 1970, ch. 13.

Perhaps patriarchy's greatest psychological weapon is simply its universality and longevity... Patriarchy has a still more tenacious or powerful hold through its successful habit of passing itself off as nature.

Kate Millett

Sexual Politics

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Topic

Patriarchy

Author

Kate Millett

Source

Sexual Politics

Genre

Feminist literature

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Millett, Kate. Sexual Politics. Doubleday, 1970, ch. 2.

Being born a slave in a captive society and never experiencing any objective basis for expectation had the effect of preparing me for the progressively traumatic misfortunes that lead so many black men to the prison gate. I was prepared for prison. It required only minor psychic adjustments.

George Jackson

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Topic

Black experience

Author

George Jackson

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Jackson, George. Letter to Greg Armstrong. 10 June 1970.

How wonderful life is while you're in the world.

Elton John

Your Song

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Topic

Expression of love Being in love Love

Speaker

Elton John

Source

Your Song

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop music

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

John, Elton and Bernie Taupin. "Your Song." Performed by Elton John. Elton John. Uni Records/DJM Records, 1970.

No sweeping exits or offstage lines
Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind
Wild horses couldn't drag me away

The Rolling Stones

Wild Horses

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Topic

Undying love

Speaker

The Rolling Stones

Source

Wild Horses Sticky Fingers

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Jagger, Mick and Keith Richards. "Wild Horses." Performed by The Flying Burrito Brothers. Burrito Deluxe. A&M Records, 1970.

Health is a human right, not a privilege to be purchased.

Shirley Chisholm

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Topic

Health care

Speaker

Shirley Chisholm

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Chisholm, Shirley. Spoken in the House of Representatives. House of Representatives meeting. 1970, US House of Representatives, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.

Groucho Marx

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Topic

Memory

Speaker

Groucho Marx

Statement Type

Insult Joke

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Marx, Groucho. "Groucho." People I have Loved, Known, or Admired, written by Leo Rosten. McGraw-Hill, 1970.

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

Ronald Reagan

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Topic

Welfare Safety net American politics

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Source

The Los Angeles Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 0

Citation

Reagan, Ronald. Interview. Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 1970.