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> [“Either you think about things and try to understand them or you reach for relatively empty soundbites and slogans which excuse you from the difficult business of trying to understand things.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-brien/either-you-think-about-things-and-try-to-understand-them-or-you-reach/)

James O'Brien

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## More by James O'Brien

> [“Either you think about things and try to understand them or you reach for relatively empty soundbites and slogans which excuse you from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-brien/either-you-think-about-things-and-try-to-understand-them-or-you-reach/)

James O'Brien

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