A Quote by John Green

And I wondered if hurdlers ever thought, you know, 'This would go faster if we just got rid of the hurdles.

John Green

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John Green
American - Author
Born: August 24, 1977

Hurdlers are sprinters with a problem. They're not satisfied just to sprint. Anybody can sprint, some not as well as others of course, but anybody can sprint. Not everybody can run hurdles. There's an extra dimension involved. Hurdlers would make a good subject for a thesis in psychology - they are of apersuasion that just needs an extra dimension.

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