I learned to value speed in everything I do.

I learned, even when all hell is breaking loose, first to take time to make my environment productive.

I learned that people love to be good at things, even the silliest things.

If somebody were more passionate about Redfin, how would she not be more qualified to have my job than I am? Like, that's the thing I have to be the best at.

The U.S. is one of the hardest-working cultures in the world.

My advice for men who aren't yet parents is to make sure you're a happy person before having a baby.

The truth is that I love working. I love my kids. But I don't view one as evil and the other as good. I need to work to be a happy person, to be a good parent.

I wanted to solve every real estate problem with software.

I think of myself as someone who's trying to make things better.

Behind the driven person is just an enormous amount of misery. You have to be miserable with the status quo to want to change it.

I'm from Seattle.

I think that real estate consumers are stuffy; I think they're scared. They don't buy a house every day. It's a very infrequent purchase.

I wish I was as smart as Jeff Bezos. He's just a large-brained space alien.

I wish I was as annotative as Elon Musk.

I started a software company with a couple other folks. It went public. We made plenty of money. And I thought it was this incredible mission, but in fact, we sold software to Haliburton; we sold software to Frito-Lay and Pepsi and all these companies that didn't necessarily do good things.

I worry all the time that we're going to screw up a customer's offer.

If your values don't alienate anyone, it is just platitude.

To win Test matches consistently you've got to take 20 wickets - yes, you've got to score runs but if you can't bowl a team out it doesn't matter how many runs you score.

My parents split up when I was 16, and, while Mum came to a few Tests, Dad didn't make many. So I was glad he was at Lord's.

The support for the McGrath Foundation and what it has allowed the Foundation to achieve and grow into has been unbelievable.

Australia play best when they've got a bit of mongrel about them, when they play hard out in the middle, when they don't give an inch, when they play an aggressive brand of cricket.

You can't go on living in past and having regrets. Its better people have a positive influence on other people's lives than worry about themselves.

The night before a game, I'd think about who I was playing, and then how I'd bowled against those guys, if I had got them out previously. While I was playing, I could recall nearly all my wickets and how I got the batsman out.

If you continually watch yourself do something well, it has a positive effect. If you sat down and watched yourself bowling, batting or fielding badly, it will probably have the equal effect.

I am quite a positive person. I always try to see the good in every situation, the good in everybody.

My strength was probably more the mental side of the game rather than the skill side. I always had that self-belief that I was good enough. You have got to believe you are good enough, otherwise there is no point to it.

Sport is something that crosses all boundaries and can really bring people together.

The year 1989 was crucial for me because I had just moved from the country into Sydney to play first-class cricket. That was the time I heard of a teenager called Sachin Tendulkar, who had burst on to the scene and was being annointed as successor to the great Sunil Gavaskar.

By the time I made my international debut Tendulkar was already being counted among the best batsmen in the world. Most bowlers knew that his was the crucial wicket in an Indian batting line-up that boasted of many talented batsmen.

I'm expecting big things from our bowlers, from Peter Siddle, who plays the enforcer role, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee when he gets fit again. In batting, there's Phil Hughes, whose already done well for Australia and scored hundreds for Middlesex.

You can tell yourself that everything is normal, and try to keep the same routine from every other Test match, but there is always something extra special about an Ashes series.

Jimmy Anderson deserves everything he gets, and even though he is an Englishman I will be delighted for him when he goes past my record and becomes the most prolific fast bowler in Test history.

I always wondered if I would know the right time to retire. After that first Ashes Test in Brisbane in 2006 I had no intention of stopping. I was still focused and wanted a thousand international wickets. I was still driven.

I was fortunate to go out on my terms while still at the top but a lot of people are not so lucky.

What's the difference between a good player and a great player? A good player plays well in his own conditions - a great player plays well in all conditions.

A lot of the emphasis on international bowlers is on their pace and Australia coach Darren Lehmann is a big fan of bowlers who can bowl 90mph-plus.

If you are good enough to play international cricket, you can take wickets - but you have to bowl the right length.

Dotting teams up and bowling maidens back to back cannot be underestimated in Australian conditions because it gives you control of the game.

A lot of people who have had the support of a McGrath breast care nurse, they come up and say what a positive difference it's made in their lives and that in itself makes me realise what we're doing is having a big positive effect and inspires me to keep going.

I'm a very loyal, parochial Australian and I can never say we're going to lose a series.

When you let that discipline slip you're going to have big problems on the field.

I'm just very impressed with the way Jimmy Anderson goes about his business.

In the past, I bowled at players like Michael Atherton, Alec Stewart, Nasser Hussain, Michael Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick.

I'm keen to get into trophy hunting, no animal in particular, but a big safari in Africa would be great.

I'd prefer to do the safari on foot, like they did in the old days and just take the camp with you, not driving around in 4WDs.

If Australians give you a hard time, then they respect you.

I think the important thing for budding cricketers is to always put in 100 per cent - to continue to be your best, work hard, don't ever think you are at the top of your ability, you can always improve.

Since retirement, I have been given the opportunity to spend time with my family. I have three children, aged 16, 14 and one. That is what is really important to me. I have also done a little commentating in Australia and am part of the MRF academy in Chennai.

There are more people enjoying wine in India, they are interested in exploring new things and I think wine is part of that journey.

Losing Jane was tragic and I thought I'd never get married again, or have more children, or would even ever want to.