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> [To put it simply, we first explain what we are talking about, and then explain why what we are saying is true (pace Bertrand Russell).](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iu-i-manin/to-put-it-simply-we-first-explain-what-we-are-talking-about-and-then/)

[IU?. I. Manin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iu-i-manin/)

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> [ There's a clarity that comes with great ideas: You can \[easily and simply\] explain why something's a great business, how and why it's cheap, why it's cheap for temporary reasons and how, on a normal basis, it should be trading… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-greenblatt/there-s-a-clarity-that-comes-with-great-ideas-you-can-easily-and/)

[Joel Greenblatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-greenblatt/)

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