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

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" I find it wonderful when people live, love, and laugh again. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Steve had a real sixth sense about so many things. He had an odd connection with wildlife. He was extraordinarily intuitive with people. I found it all very - I don't know if 'eerie' is the word, but remarkable, certainly. "

" Just like Steve did, Bindi's got that strange communication with wildlife. It's beautiful to watch, and it instills an empathy with all of us about just how important the animal kingdom is. "

" 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. "

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

" I still feel immense love and loyalty to Steve. And I've got great kids, I've got a very full life, and while I'm lonely for Steve, I'm not a lonely person. "

" 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. "

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

" 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! "

" 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 think being in a car is far more dangerous. I feel much more in control with a 16 foot croc, 3,000 pounds jaw pressure trying to have a go at me. "

" Bindi's really, you know, got her own goals and aspirations, and if I can nurture what Bindi loves, then I think I'm being a good parent. Because Bindi's got a natural love for wildlife, I think that will be part of what we're nurturing. "

" Steve said to me how excited he was when Bindi was born. He said, 'Do you think we could have a boy?' And then Robert was born, and they're perfect. They're easy kids. They're wonderful to me; they're such a help. "

" 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. "

" Steve was such an immense person in so many ways. I never realized how much I depended on him until he was gone. "

" She's born and raised with wildlife, living with a zoo. What would be strange for Bindi is if she were in an apartment in suburbia with a goldfish. "

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

" 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. "

" Steve was such an example as one man doing what he could to change the world. "

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" 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 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. "

" 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 have friends who have lost husbands and have gone off and tried different things. Nothing wrong with that. "

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

" Steve always said that he didn't care if anyone remembered him, as long as they remembered his message. "