--- title: "7 Business Thought Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 7 Business Thought quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Business Thought sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/ajahn-chah-4829_buddhism_when-sitting-in-meditation-say-that-s-no_216174.png" --- > [When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/when-sitting-in-meditation-say-that-s-not-my-business-with-every/) [Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/ajahn-chah-4829_buddhism_when-sitting-in-meditation-say-that-s-no_216174.png) > [I always wanted to train and when I got in the business, I never thought about the money I might earn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-baffert/i-always-wanted-to-train-and-when-i-got-in-the-business-i-never/) [Bob Baffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-baffert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e19/bob-baffert-6181_always_i-always-wanted-to-train-and-when-i-got_390793.jpg) > [When I was in college, I studied business because I thought I wanted to be a director and producer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manish-dayal/when-i-was-in-college-i-studied-business-because-i-thought-i-wanted/) [Manish Dayal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manish-dayal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/manish-dayal-31535_because_when-i-was-in-college-i-studied-business_1503470.jpg) > [It is the business of thought to define things, to find the boundaries; thought, indeed, is a ceaseless process of definition. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vance-palmer/it-is-the-business-of-thought-to-define-things-to-find-the-boundaries/) [Vance Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vance-palmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a32/vance-palmer-60291_art_it-is-the-business-of-thought-to-define_1602687.jpg) > [It is the business of thought to define things, to find the boundaries; thought, indeed, is a ceaseless process of definition. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vance-palmer/it-is-the-business-of-thought-to-define-things-to-find-the-boundaries-2/) [Vance Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vance-palmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/vance-palmer-60291_art_it-is-the-business-of-thought-to-define_1643310.jpg) > [“I determined absolutely that never would I join a company in which finance came before the work or in which bankers or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/i-determined-absolutely-that-never-would-i-join-a-company-in-which/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77b/henry-ford-492_business_i-determined-absolutely-that-never-would_2303932.png) > [What keeps you in this business is the thought that maybe tomorrow will be different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-hayes/what-keeps-you-in-this-business-is-the-thought-that-maybe-tomorrow/) [Walker Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-hayes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/walker-hayes-9641_business_what-keeps-you-in-this-business-is-the-t_2440401.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business-thought/#itemlist", "name": "Business Thought Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When sitting in meditation, say, \"That's not my business!\" with every thought that comes by.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ajahn Chah" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/when-sitting-in-meditation-say-that-s-not-my-business-with-every/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/ajahn-chah-4829_buddhism_when-sitting-in-meditation-say-that-s-no_216174.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/ajahn-chah-4829_buddhism_when-sitting-in-meditation-say-that-s-no_216174.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/ajahn-chah-4829_buddhism_when-sitting-in-meditation-say-that-s-no_216174.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When sitting in meditation, say, \"That's not my business!\" with every thought that comes by.” — Ajahn Chah", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always wanted to train and when I got in the business, I never thought about the money I might earn.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bob Baffert" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-baffert/i-always-wanted-to-train-and-when-i-got-in-the-business-i-never/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e19/bob-baffert-6181_always_i-always-wanted-to-train-and-when-i-got_390793.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e19/bob-baffert-6181_always_i-always-wanted-to-train-and-when-i-got_390793.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e19/bob-baffert-6181_always_i-always-wanted-to-train-and-when-i-got_390793.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always wanted to train and when I got in the business, I never thought about the money I might earn.” — Bob Baffert", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was in college, I studied business because I thought I wanted to be a director and producer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Manish Dayal" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manish-dayal/when-i-was-in-college-i-studied-business-because-i-thought-i-wanted/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/manish-dayal-31535_because_when-i-was-in-college-i-studied-business_1503470.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/manish-dayal-31535_because_when-i-was-in-college-i-studied-business_1503470.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/manish-dayal-31535_because_when-i-was-in-college-i-studied-business_1503470.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I was in college, I studied business because I thought I wanted to be a director and producer.” — Manish Dayal", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is the business of thought to define things, to find the boundaries; thought, indeed, is a ceaseless process of definition. 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