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Well, I could explain it better, but I’d need charts and graphs and an easel.
— Kodak · The American President
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An editorial interpretation.
Here the speaker jokes that a subject is so complicated that a proper explanation would need a full presentation: charts, graphs, even an easel. It's a dry way of saying something can't be summed up in a sentence, poking fun at how much effort clarity can demand.
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