"My great-grandfather was a coal miner, who worked……" — Tim Murphy
"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."
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18 Quotes by Tim Murphy
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In the span of three years, the Iraqi people participated in three elections, drafted a constitution, and elected a new…
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Al Zarqawi had a long history of terrorism. He was responsible for several bombings and beheadings in Iraq, including Pennsylvania…
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As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the…
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However, many skilled medical volunteers are turned away because community health centers cannot afford to cover their additional medical liability…
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Instead of raising taxes as some would insist, we need to reduce waste and inefficiency in government.
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Making the tax cuts permanent will continue to grow the economy, create jobs, and put more money in the pockets…
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More than 1.1 million taxpayers in Pennsylvania will enjoy a lower tax rate, more than 1.4 million married couples will…
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Moreover, health center services save money and lives by treating diseases before they become chronic conditions, require hospital care or…
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Over the last two decades, America has increased its demand for oil by nearly 30 percent, yet we have not…
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Tens of billions of dollars could be saved in Medicare and Medicaid alone by eliminate fraud and improving patient care.…
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The coal industry has helped fuel this Nation for 150 years, and coal can be used to heat our homes,…
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The dedication of the United States Air Force, Special Forces, and others involved in the mission to tracking down terrorists…
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More Candles Quotes
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I still get nervous about singing. I drink tea with honey and lemon before every concert. And I need to…
— Mary J. Blige
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When the candles are out all women are fair.
— Plutarch
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If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles.
— Mark McCormack
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We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled, but as candles to be lit.
— Robert H. Shaffer
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I remember the day I started school; my mother's tears as I skipped away; birthdays with candles on the cake,…
— Francis Norris, 1st Earl of Berkshire
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The old faiths light their candles all about, but burly Truth comes by and puts them out.
— Lizette Woodworth Reese
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Stories live in your blood and bones, follow the seasons and light candles on the darkest night-every storyteller knows she…
— Patti Davis
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Now, near the Winter Solstice, it is good to light candles. All the nice meanings of bringing light to the…
— Ralph Levy
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I say it is impossible that so sensible a people [citizens of Paris], under such circumstances, should have lived so…
— Benjamin Franklin
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These blessed candles of the night.
— William Shakespeare
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Sixteen candles make a lovely light But not as bright as your eyes tonight.
— Unknown Author
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I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the…
— Brit Marling
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