“One if the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.”
Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
“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.
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