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

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" Steve hadn't been to acting school. He had no preconceived notions. His background was exactly what you see on television; he's done that all his life. We thought we'd do one show. What happened was, it did really well, so we did a part two. And from then on, we found that Steve's natural behavior in the wild happens to be fascinating! "

" The determination I have to try to continue Steve's work and make the world a better place is so important. "

" You can't focus on yourself. You need to focus on what you're doing for others, and then you can start to heal. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When I first met Steve, as an American tourist coming into the zoo, I fell desperately in love with him and married him immediately. "

" 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. "

" Bindi went in with the crocodiles when she was one month old and grew up with the crocodiles. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" Steve took my counsel on everything. He appreciated that I loved business and let me do that end of it. We complemented each other and had a natural, fun competitiveness. "

" When we lost Steve, the grief was understandable, but I wasn't prepared for how scary everything became - that fear factor of 'Now I'm doing this on my own.' "

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

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

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

" The only way to honor Steve and his legacy and everything he lived for was to try to continue his work and expand on it. "

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

" Steve was every woman's fantasy: macho but not a jerk, sensitive but not a wuss. "

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

" I found that Steve's passion for wildlife and willingness to lay his life on the line so exciting. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 went into this little reptile park, and Steve was doing the crocodile show, coincidentally... I was absolutely floored. That was it. This man was a real-life hero. I fell then and there, love at first sight. "

" Crocs are apex predators, and as with all apex predators, they are critical to the environment: if you lose the crocs, you'll lose the barramundi, you'll lose the crabs - a catfish can eat 30,000 barramundi fingerlings, and who do you think eats the catfish? Crocs. "

" I discovered on my own that I could cope better with the crippling effects of grief by taking care of myself, eating right, and working out. "