“Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses.”
Sometimes sung as "Some of those that burn crosses are the same that hold office."
Killing in the Name.
Song lyrics, Rage Against the Machine (1992)
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Zack de la Rocha 8
American musician, poet rapper and activist best known as t… 1970Related quotes
Source: Lyonesse Trilogy (1983-1989), Suldrun's Garden (1983), Chapter 13, section 3 (p. 136; Shimrod to Melancthe)
“And then what?"
"I'll burn that bridge when I cross it.”
Source: Magic Bites
Song lyrics, Singles and rarities
“The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.”
“See them burning crosses, see the flames get higher and higher”
"Bullet The Blue Sky"
Lyrics, The Joshua Tree (1987)
“Crossing that bridge,
With lessons I've learned.
Playing with fire,
And not getting burned.”
"Prayer For The Dying"
Seal (1994)
Context: Crossing that bridge,
With lessons I've learned.
Playing with fire,
And not getting burned.
I may not know what you're going through.
But time is the space,
Between me and you.
Life carries on... it goes on.
“Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn”
Variant: The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.
“I decided not to cross any bridges I had burned behind me.”
Source: Time for the Stars (1956), Chapter 7, “19,900 Ways” (p. 69)