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.

Being obsessed by goals is bad for you. You should set goals, even ambitious goals, regularly. But focus on them only to the extent that they give you direction.

I had a difficult time getting my arms around Einstein's work, even when I was a physics major at one of the top universities in India.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.