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" Steve had a broad, easy smile and the biggest hands I had ever seen. I could tell by his stature and stride that he was accustomed to hard work. "

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" Parenthood is a great equalizer. It doesn't matter how famous you are - once you become a parent, you are just like everyone else. "

" I've grown up with an active outdoor lifestyle. Before I lived in Australia, I ran a construction company in Oregon, U.S.A. I also owned horses and would spend several weeks a year exploring Oregon's beautiful wilderness areas on horseback. "

" Living with Steve was like standing in a cyclone. Then we lost him. It was like the wind stopped. "

" I've always told Bindi, 'If anything ever happened to me, I will always watch over you from Heaven.' But she always understood because, living at a zoo, animals die; she's seen death. She knows what death is. "

" When Bindi and Robert have grown, there will probably be another life for me, and I can't anticipate exactly what that will be, but it will involve continuing Steve's work, conservation, being there for my kids, Australia Zoo. "

" None of us are immune to grief, and everyone who has suffered loss understands that grief changes, but you never wake up one morning and you've moved on. It stays with you, and, you know, you ebb and flow. "

" I think that kids who grow up in an environment where they are constantly told that they're wonderful... that is going to change you. "

" There never has been before and never will be again another Steve Irwin. "

" No matter how many shows or how much work we do, we are not going to make a difference. It's only the masses that will make a difference. "

Make A Difference

" Crocodiles are an apex predator and crucial to the ecosystem, keeping waterways and wetlands healthy. Crocodiles eradicate the weak, sick, and injured wildlife, leaving only the healthy to prosper. "

" It does seem like, in the world today, we've moved further and further away from wildlife. There's that sense of whatever you're scared of, you just want it to go away. Here in Australia Zoo, part of our ongoing plan is that re-connection. "

" If you can reach out and touch and love and be with wildlife, you will forever be changed, and you will want to make the world a better place. "

" We need to stand as a nation, a state, a community to protect wildlife and wild places for our children. "

" When you take those vows and say, 'We'll be together as long as we both shall live,' I really don't think I would've married if I hadn't met Steve. And he's very special to me and continues to be. "

" I haven't dated anyone in the ten years since we lost Steve just because I feel a connection still with Steve. "

" Our message, without preaching, is how to treat wildlife and to have empathy for all animals. "

" It's a dynamic of grief within any family, and I found, after we lost Steve, his dad just began distancing himself. And I think it's a coping mechanism. I found it very confusing. "

" Bindi's been filming with us since she first hatched. "

" I live in Australia Zoo. I have a very private home. We've got three bedrooms, one bathroom... The carpets are rose-coloured, which grossed Steve out, but I love it. He let me do everything the way I wanted. The house is just warm and cozy and small. "

" I couldn't hold a candle to how adventurous Steve was. He found life intoxicating, and he was just in awe of every living creature. "

" When it comes to managing crocodiles, we are learning that it is actually more important to manage people. Learning how to keep people safe from crocodiles will ultimately protect visitors to croc territory as well as the crocodilians themselves. "

" I am someone who tunes into more ethical journalism, and I'm not someone who dwells a lot on the negative, so I think I'd rather focus on the positive and forge ahead. "

" When we lost Steve, it was a real crossroads of deciding if you're just going to curl up in the corner or try to do something even bigger and better. "

" I have two beautiful children. And they really are my strength. "

" I've already had my happily ever after. "

" I'm real adamant that, when we have family time scheduled, that we stick to it. "

" The thing is, Steve's a great role model, and he won't sit there and tell you that. "

" Steve was so wonderful to bring wildlife into our living rooms and let us see that animals we used to be afraid of are so important. "

" Good nutrition and regular exercise definitely help you cope with life's dramas. "

" After losing Steve, it does kind of feel like I'm free-falling. "