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Coal Miners Quotes

We were five. You had a plaid dress and your hair...it was in two braids instead of one. My father pointed you out while we were waiting to line up. He said, 'See that little girl? I wanted to marry her mother, but she ran off with a coal miner.' And I said, 'A coal miner? Why did she want a coal miner if she could've had you?' And he said, 'Because when he sings...even the birds stop to listen.' So that day, in music assembly, the teacher asked who knew the valley song. Your hand shot right... Suzanne Collins
See that little girl? I wanted to marry her mother, but she ran off with a coal miner," "A coal miner? Why did she want a coal miner if she could've had you?" "Because when he sings...even the birds stop to listen. Suzanne Collins
Peeta, you said at the interview you’d had a crush on me forever. When did forever start? Oh, let’s see. I guess the first day of school. We were five. You had on a red plaid dress and your hair...it was in two braids instead of one. My father pointed you out when we were waiting to line up." Your father? Why?" He said, ‘See that little girl? I wanted to marry her mother, but she ran off with a coal miner.'" What? You’re making that up!" No, true story. And I said, 'A coal miner? Why did... Suzanne Collins
And I said, 'A coal miner? Why did she want a coal miner if she could've had you?' And he said, 'Because when he sings ... even the birds stop to listen. Suzanne Collins
Not exactly. You see, Portia and I think that the coal miner thing's very overdone. No one will remember you in that. And we both see it has our job to make District 12 tributes unforgettable,' says Cinna. I'll be naked for sure, I think. 'So rather than focus on the coal mining itself, we're going to focus on the coal,' says Cinna. Naked and covered in black dust, i think. 'And what do we do with coal? We burn it,' says Cinna. 'You're not afraid of fire, are you, Katniss?' He... Suzanne Collins
Peter Cook quote: "I would much prefer to be a judge than a coal miner because of..."
I would much prefer to be a judge than a coal miner because of the absence of falling coal. Peter Cook
He said, See that little girl? I wanted to marry her mother, but she ran off with a coal miner."-Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
My great-grandfather was a coal miner, who worked in Pennsylvania mines when carts were pulled by mules and mines were lit by candles. Mining was very dangerous work then. Tim Murphy
Merle Travis quote: "Who deserves more credit than the wife of a coal miner? Mother..."
Who deserves more credit than the wife of a coal miner? Mother was one. Merle Travis
Merle Travis quote: "My father and brothers were coal miners."
My father and brothers were coal miners. Merle Travis
William Shatner quote: "I think of doing a series as very hard work. But then I've..."
I think of doing a series as very hard work. But then I've talked to coal miners, and that's really hard work. William Shatner
Jimmy Breslin quote: "Football is a game designed to keep coal miners off the streets."
Football is a game designed to keep coal miners off the streets. Jimmy Breslin
I am the granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner who was determined that his kids get out of the mines. My dad got his first job when he was six years old, in a little village in Wales called Nantyffyllon, cleaning bottles at the Colliers Arms. Ann Romney
I think someone in the union has the right to a private vote, and that's why I'm anti-card check. I grew up in a union family. My grandfather was a coal miner; he was in the union. Jim Renacci
I know I'm not a coal miner, but I do long hours and I never complain, and there is nowhere else I'd rather be. So, yeah, that's how I'd define myself. I want to do it right, and prove people wrong once and for all about the myth of child stars. Daniel Radcliffe

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