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" 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. "

Terri Irwin

Long

Live

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" 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. "

" 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

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

" 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. "

Terri Irwin

Animals

You

" 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. "

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

" 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! "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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

" To me, Steve was my Prince Charming. He was my happily ever after, and we got that. We got 14 years of marriage; we had the best, most fantastic, adventurous, wonderful life that you could imagine. And I was very happy with 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. "

Terri Irwin

Important

Wildlife

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

" I have tremendous faith in God that all things happen for a reason, even if we don't understand. "

" For me, it was two years before I fed a big croc when I came to Australia. "

" I don't know a single surfer who would say, 'Gee, I wish there were no sharks in the ocean.' "

" 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. "

" I always am astounded at how willing Steve was to share all about himself. And sometimes he got criticized for it. But he was so open and yet so private about some things. "

Terri Irwin

Got

Always

" Your grief path is yours alone, and no one else can walk it, and no one else can understand it. "

" 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

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

" You might not think of 'conservation' immediately when you think of Russell Crowe, but he is a great conservationist in his own right. "

Terri Irwin

Right

Great

" 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. "

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

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

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