45+ Burning Bridges Quotes To Help You Move On
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As difficult as it sometimes can be, we all need to burn some bridges now and then in order to cut ties from toxicity.
The phrase "burn the bridge" means cutting off communication with someone or closing the chapter on a particular period of your life. This forces you to take a new path in life and makes it impossible for you to return to an earlier toxic situation.
It might sound drastic, and many people have argued that burning bridges is a sign of immaturity or someone struggling to handle their emotions, but for people who are stuck in toxic friendships or relationships, burning bridges can be a really effective way to move on.
Once the metaphorical bridge is burnt, you won’t be able to cross it again, thus that helping you to move forward.
Making the decision to burn your bridges should not be taken lightly, but that is not to say that you should never burn bridges.
Perhaps a friend has repeatedly shown that they don't respect you, or has said multiple things that upset you; both of these could be reasons to cut off communication and burn the bridges in this friendship.
Here are a few burning bridges quotes that will help you think more clearly and maybe even help you move on. After reading these burning bridges quotes make sure to check out these rise above quotes and bridge quotes as well.
The Best Quotes About Burning Bridges
Sometimes having to burn bridges in relationships can be the hardest thing to do, but it is completely fine to cut off people who are no longer helping you grow as a person.
Here are some interesting quotes about burning bridges in relationships along with quotes about burning bridges with family to help you choose the right path for yourself.
1. “Decisions are like making a choice between which bridge to cross and which bridge to burn.”
- Frank Motobo.
2. “Mend fences, build bridges, forgive trespasses, grieve losses and let toxic grudges go. Then move on.”
- Unicahija Tamano.
3. “I set fire... to the rain. Watched it pour as I, touched your face. Well, it burned while I cry. Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name!”
- Adele, 'Set Fire To The Rain'.
4. “You don't have to worry about burning bridges, if you're building your own.”
- Kerry E Wagner.
5. “It makes no difference if I burn my bridges behind me ― I never retreat.”
- Fiorello LaGuardia.
6. “I’m not a wilting flower. I’m honest, so I pick a lot of fights. I’ve burned a lot of bridges.”
- Scott Thompson.
7. “I demolish my bridges behind me ― then there is no choice but to move forward.”
- Fridtjof Nansen.
8. “Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.”
- Robert Tew.
9. “Yes, burn your bridges.”
- Bette Davis.
10. “Building walls, burning bridges.”
- Roger Zea.
11. “Burning bridges in order to escape.”
- James Pesutic.
12. “Never burn your bridges till you come to them.”
- Clayton Rawson.
13. “I've learned about life: it goes on.”
– Robert Frost.
14. “We should fight for our relationships, but if fighting means ripping yourself to shreds and piggybacking all his demons, you need to leave.”
- Tara Love.
15. “Love should not make you feel like walking on eggshells.”
- Emma Xu.
16. “Remove yourself from people who treat you like your time doesn’t matter, like your feelings are worthless, or like your soul is replaceable.”
- S Mcnutt.
17. “Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge.”
- Don Henley.
18. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
- Peter Drucker.
19. “To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.”
20. “Living well is the best revenge.”
- George Herbert.
21. “Never burn bridges. If it’s a faulty bridge then close it off and let it fall on its own.”
- Gregor Collins.
22. “Sometimes the bridges you burn light the way out of your darkness, but the memory of the blaze will be burned into your heart and mind forever.”
- Shannon L. Alder.
23. “The problem is he didn't just burn his bridges when he left New York, he blew them up and napalmed the river.”
- Lauren Beukes.
24. “We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered.”
- Tom Stoppard.
25. “Also, if I did join another show, I'd end up burning my bridges to the show I love most.”
- Michael Storm.
26. “It's all about people. It's about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges. Your book is going to impress, but in the end it is people that are going to hire you.”
- Mike Davidson.
27. “'What are we going to do, Ayden?' she whispered, glaring up at me. ‘I don't know,’ I confessed. ‘But how about we burn that bridge when we get there?’ ‘I thought it was 'cross' that bridge?’ I lightly poked her in the eye and she laughed. ‘No. We're burning bridges. Crossing is so overrated.’”
- Nadège Richards, 'Burning Bridges'.
Inspirational Sayings And Quotes From 'Burning Bridges'
Quotes can sometimes help us to understand the real meaning of life. Here are some inspirational 'Burning Bridges' quotes from the book by Nadège Richards that might just offer you a bigger picture on the purpose of life.
28. “You just know something is amiss, when you look at someone and long for something that is not yours or you cannot have. It's an absence - a loss of a heartbeat.”
- Nadège Richards, 'Burning Bridges'.
29. “Today is yesterday's victory, yesterday is tomorrow's conquest, and tomorrow is today's war. Though I face death, I am not fearsome.”
- Nadège Richards, 'Burning Bridges'.
30. “I wish for today and dream of yesterday. If the gods should hold me in their favor, then I shall hope for tomorrow.”
- Nadège Richards, 'Burning Bridges'.
31. “Is our blood not the same color? Do we not bleed the same or share each other's burdens?... What makes you and I so different, Ayden?”
- Nadège Richards, 'Burning Bridges'.
Burning Bridges In Life Quotes
Knowing when or if to burn bridges can be tough. Sometimes the hardest thing is making the decisions to burn the bridge and leaving yourself with no bridge to cross if you want to turn back.
Here are some interesting burning bridges quotes from Dorothy Parker, Tom Stoppard, and more that might be able to help you get through the experience of burning the bridge in a relationship or a friendship.
32. “It’s one thing if a person owns up to their behavior and makes an effort to change. But if a person disregards your feelings, ignores your boundaries, and continues to treat you in a harmful way, they need to go.”
- Daniell Koepke.
33. “Until you let go of all the toxic people in your life, you will never be able to grow into your fullest potential. Let them go so you can grow.”
- DLQ.
34. “Like arsenic, toxic people will slowly kill you. They kill your positive spirit and play with your mind and emotions. The only cure is to let them go.”
- Denisse Lisseth.
35. “My land is bare of chattering folk; the clouds are low along the ridges and sweet's the air with curly smoke from all my burning bridges.”
- Dorothy Parker.
36. “You don't have to worry about burning bridges, if you're building your own.”
- Kerry E Wagner.
37. “When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.”
- Dylan Thomas.
38. “Do not keep the slanderer away, treat him with affection and honor: Body and soul, he scours all clean, babbling about this and that.”
- Kabir.
39. “New York is something awful, something monstrous. I like to walk the streets, lost, but I recognize that New York is the world's greatest lie.”
- Federico Garcia Lorca.
The Best Burning Bridges In Relationships Quotes
Some relationships are just not meant to be. If you find yourself needing to burn bridges in a relationship, these sayings and quotes might be able to offer some comfort. Burning bridges in relationships can be hard, but these quotes offer some light.
40. “Bridges are meant for burning, when the people and memories they join aren't the same.”
- Jim Croce.
41. “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”
- Lyndon B. Johnson.
42. “Stop telling me not to burn bridges. Some bridges are meant to be burned; some roads are never meant to be traveled again.”
- Steve Maraboli.
43. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
- Winston Churchill.
44. “We're still waiting, waiting, waiting on the world to change.”
- John Mayer.
45. “Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”
- Deborah Reber.
46. “Forgiveness is God's greatest gift because it meets our greatest need.”
- David Platt.
47. “We're all wrong, every one of us.”
- Haruki Murakami.
48. “Minho had taught Thomas that speaking only wasted energy, so he concentrated on his pace and his breaths.”
- James Dashner.
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