--- title: "12 Life Quotes By Srikumar Rao" description: "12 Life quotes by Srikumar Rao. Plus more from Srikumar Rao and more Life sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db0/srikumar-rao-11911_believe_i-don-t-believe-that-you-have-a-work-lif_1878352.png" --- > [I don't believe that you have a work life and a home life. I believe that you have one life, and either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/i-don-t-believe-that-you-have-a-work-life-and-a-home-life-i-believe/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db0/srikumar-rao-11911_believe_i-don-t-believe-that-you-have-a-work-lif_1878352.png) > [Life is a university, and you never graduate. Accept that whatever happens to you, no matter how terrible, is there to teach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/life-is-a-university-and-you-never-graduate-accept-that-whatever/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/srikumar-rao-11911_accept_life-is-a-university-and-you-never-gradu_1859698.png) > [I wouldn't change my life for anything. I am exactly where I want to be and have no plans to ever retire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/i-wouldn-t-change-my-life-for-anything-i-am-exactly-where-i-want-to/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/srikumar-rao-11911_am_i-wouldn-t-change-my-life-for-anything-i_2229345.png) > [The knowledge that we are responsible for living the life we have is our most powerful tool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/the-knowledge-that-we-are-responsible-for-living-the-life-we-have-is/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2f/srikumar-rao-11911_knowledge_the-knowledge-that-we-are-responsible-fo_2885286.png) > [Once you accept, truly accept, that stuff will happen to you and there is nothing you can do about it, stress miraculously…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/once-you-accept-truly-accept-that-stuff-will-happen-to-you-and-there/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/srikumar-rao-11911_about_once-you-accept-truly-accept-that-stuff_3027696.png) > [Stress appears in your life because you have a rigid view of 'This is the way the world should be,' and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/stress-appears-in-your-life-because-you-have-a-rigid-view-of-this-is/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/srikumar-rao-11911_accept_stress-appears-in-your-life-because-you_2707765.png) > [I believe that if you don't derive a deep sense of purpose from what you do, if you don't come radiantly alive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/i-believe-that-if-you-don-t-derive-a-deep-sense-of-purpose-from-what/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca1/srikumar-rao-11911_alive_i-believe-that-if-you-don-t-derive-a-dee_1273050.png) > [Most of us function under the model we have to get something in order to do something, in order to be something.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/most-of-us-function-under-the-model-we-have-to-get-something-in-order/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/srikumar-rao-11911_based_most-of-us-function-under-the-model-we-h_2674647.jpg) > [No matter what happens to us in life, we tend to think of it as 'good' or 'bad.' And most of us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/no-matter-what-happens-to-us-in-life-we-tend-to-think-of-it-as-good/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e05/srikumar-rao-11911_bad_no-matter-what-happens-to-us-in-life-we_1058356.png) > [Can you actually go through life without labeling what happens to you as good or bad? Sure you can. You have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/can-you-actually-go-through-life-without-labeling-what-happens-to-you/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/srikumar-rao-11911_actually_can-you-actually-go-through-life-without_1389097.png) > [We have the ability to craft a life where we are completely fulfilled. We think it is dependent on outsiders, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/we-have-the-ability-to-craft-a-life-where-we-are-completely-fulfilled/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d2/srikumar-rao-11911_ability_we-have-the-ability-to-craft-a-life-wher_125694.png) > [If you want to experience joy in your life, you have to be able to step outside yourself and become part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/if-you-want-to-experience-joy-in-your-life-you-have-to-be-able-to/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/srikumar-rao-11911_able_if-you-want-to-experience-joy-in-your-li_2164379.jpg) ## Other authors on Life - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 2,086 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 1,901 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 1,045 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 893 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/ritu-ghatourey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 659 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/frederick-lenz/) - [Lailah Gifty Akita 630 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/lailah-gifty-akita/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 621 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-maraboli-87325.jpg) Steve Maraboli 550 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/steve-maraboli/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-melchor-lim-61.jpg) Melchor Lim 538 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/melchor-lim/) - [Mehmet Murat ildan 452 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 432 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/henry-david-thoreau/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 430 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/ralph-waldo-emerson/) ## More by Srikumar Rao > [Positive thinking is so firmly enshrined in our culture that knocking it is a little like attacking motherhood or apple pie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/positive-thinking-is-so-firmly-enshrined-in-our-culture-that-knocking/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [We have the ability to craft a life where we are completely fulfilled. We think it is dependent on outsiders, and to some extent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/we-have-the-ability-to-craft-a-life-where-we-are-completely-fulfilled/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [Executives don't burn out and leave when they feel deep satisfaction. They don't create the human detritus that disgruntled managers do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/executives-don-t-burn-out-and-leave-when-they-feel-deep-satisfaction/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [When you try to bring about behavioral change by an effort of will, you actually do violence to yourself, and the chances are very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/when-you-try-to-bring-about-behavioral-change-by-an-effort-of-will/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [We, as individuals, must be responsible for our careers with the goal of reaching our highest potential. The job of a manager is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/we-as-individuals-must-be-responsible-for-our-careers-with-the-goal/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [Do you feel bored and stuck in a rut? Is work drudgery? If so, you are spending far too much time bemoaning your fate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/do-you-feel-bored-and-stuck-in-a-rut-is-work-drudgery-if-so-you-are/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [If you embrace 'positive thinking,' you are - by definition - spurning 'negative thinking.' So it's as if you were on a teeter-totter and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/if-you-embrace-positive-thinking-you-are-by-definition-spurning/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [Unending joy is actually closer to us than our own skin, and there is nothing we have to do or get or be to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/unending-joy-is-actually-closer-to-us-than-our-own-skin-and-there-is/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [When you say 'I want to be an inspiring leader,' the operative phrase is 'I want.' This is inherently me-centered and self serving whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/when-you-say-i-want-to-be-an-inspiring-leader-the-operative-phrase-is/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [I'm challenging the assumption that you need to be a dog-eat-dog person to survive in a corporate environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/i-m-challenging-the-assumption-that-you-need-to-be-a-dog-eat-dog/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [Consciously be sensitive to others, and try to elevate their level of consciousness. Don't do this by being preachy and telling them that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/consciously-be-sensitive-to-others-and-try-to-elevate-their-level-of/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [No matter what happens to us in life, we tend to think of it as 'good' or 'bad.' And most of us tend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/no-matter-what-happens-to-us-in-life-we-tend-to-think-of-it-as-good/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [Acceptance does not mean that you placidly acquiesce to the myriad injustices that are all around you. In fact, that you are incensed about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/acceptance-does-not-mean-that-you-placidly-acquiesce-to-the-myriad/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [When you label so much of what happens to you as 'bad,' it reinforces the feeling that you are a powerless pawn at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/when-you-label-so-much-of-what-happens-to-you-as-bad-it-reinforces/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [I believe that if you don't derive a deep sense of purpose from what you do, if you don't come radiantly alive several times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/i-believe-that-if-you-don-t-derive-a-deep-sense-of-purpose-from-what/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/srikumar-rao/#itemlist", "name": "12 Life Quotes By Srikumar Rao", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't believe that you have a work life and a home life. 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