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title: "3 Defining Work Quotes by 2 authors"
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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/)

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> [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)

> [“I’ve discovered that the greatest challenges in defining your work are (1) to think about what you’re doing and (2) to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/i-ve-discovered-that-the-greatest-challenges-in-defining-your-work/)

[David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/)

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