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" 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. "

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" For us, conservation work isn't just what we do. It's who we are. It's really defined us that this is what we've dedicated our lives to. "

Terri Irwin

Who

Work

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

Terri Irwin

Great

Famous

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 worked tirelessly to promote conservation, wildlife, and the environment, and his work enabled the plight of endangered species to reach a whole new audience. "

" I think, for other people who have lost someone and have loved again, it's a beautiful thing. But it's just not really on my horizon. "

" 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. "

Terri Irwin

Life

Zoo

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

Terri Irwin

Perfect

Think

" To get someone who is sensitive yet strong... Steve was that. "

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

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

Terri Irwin

Gone

Him

" We've got that family opportunity of always filming together, so we can look back on good times anytime we want. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I think, some days, you wonder how you're going to get through, and other days, you find reason to be inspired again. "

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