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title: "4 Business Conversation Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Business Conversation quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Business Conversation sayings and thoughts."
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> [Business is a conversation because the defining work of business is conversation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-weinberger/business-is-a-conversation-because-the-defining-work-of-business-is/)

[David Weinberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-weinberger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db0/david-weinberger-20574_business_business-is-a-conversation-because-the-d_112761.jpg)

> [Business is a conversation because the defining work of business is conversation - literally. And 'knowledge workers' are simply those people whose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-weinberger/business-is-a-conversation-because-the-defining-work-of-business-is-2/)

[David Weinberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-weinberger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09b/david-weinberger-20574_business_business-is-a-conversation-because-the-d_561480.jpg)

> [It is such a great fault to talk too much that, in business and conversation, if what is good is also brief,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-de-souvre-marquise-de-sable/it-is-such-a-great-fault-to-talk-too-much-that-in-business-and/)

[Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-de-souvre-marquise-de-sable/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/571/madeleine-de-souvre-marquise-d_brevity_it-is-such-a-great-fault-to-talk-too-muc_1569546.jpg)

> [Most people view coffee and lunch as personal time, not deal-making time. Unless the person you're meeting understands that this is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gerber/most-people-view-coffee-and-lunch-as-personal-time-not-deal-making/)

[Michael Gerber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gerber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/michael-gerber-3751_business_most-people-view-coffee-and-lunch-as-per_2295039.png)

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