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title: "4 Started 1970 Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [The Lampoon started in 1970, and I began writing freelance for them around the end of 1971, and then all through '72.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/the-lampoon-started-in-1970-and-i-began-writing-freelance-for-them/)

[P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/)

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> [Even when I started in 1970, I knew that television was having a negative effect on our society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-turner/even-when-i-started-in-1970-i-knew-that-television-was-having-a/)

[Ted Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-turner/)

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> [Monday Night Football started in 1970, and when it started, it was something extremely special because sports had not been aired in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/monday-night-football-started-in-1970-and-when-it-started-it-was/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

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> [I was grateful for the opportunity to make a difference. The political violence really started in 1970-1971. The political difficulties start a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hume/i-was-grateful-for-the-opportunity-to-make-a-difference-the-political/)

[John Hume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hume/)

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