“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)
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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.”
Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo
Source: Magic Bites
Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
Song lyrics, Singles and rarities
“The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.”
David Russell (1953) Scottish classical guitarist
“See them burning crosses, see the flames get higher and higher”
Bono (1960) Irish rock musician, singer of U2
"Bullet The Blue Sky"
Lyrics, The Joshua Tree (1987)
“Crossing that bridge,
With lessons I've learned.
Playing with fire,
And not getting burned.”
Seal (musician) (1963) British singer-songwriter
"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”
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) logician, one of the first analytic philosophers and political activist
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.”
Robert A. Heinlein book Time for the Stars
Source: Time for the Stars (1956), Chapter 7, “19,900 Ways” (p. 69)