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60 Notable Quotes By Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter

Famous As: Television Celebrity & Wildlife Conservationist Who Died After Getting Stung by a Stingray Barb
Born On: February 22, 1962
Died On: September 4, 2006
Born In: Victoria, Australia
Founder / Co Founder: Wildlife Warriors
Died At Age: 44

Stephen Robert Irwin (Steve Irwin), better known as ‘the crocodile hunter, was an Australian television celebrity and wildlife conservationist, who featured in an international wildlife documentary series (The Crocodile Hunter) with his wife and co-host Terri. Irwin also founded and maintained the Australia Zoo in Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Irwin’s zoo was a popular tourist destination as he was an active promoter of Queensland and Australian tourism. Irwin was actively involved with Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service promoting slogans such as "Quarantine Matters! Don't muck with it". For his extraordinary service to global conservation and to Australian tourism, he was awarded with the Centenary Medal by the Australian government. This crocodile hunter met with a tragic accident while shooting a documentary film, when he was bitten by a sting ray and unfortunately lost his life. Many newly found species of snails, turtles and gorillas were named after him to honor his legacy. We have collected some of his most fantastic quotes from his shows, speeches, interviews, writings etc. Here are some famous quotes from this iconic protector of the wild.

Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.

Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.

Steve Irwin
I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.

I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.

Steve Irwin
My job, my mission, the reason I’ve been put onto this planet, is to save wildlife. And I thank you for comin’ with me. Yeah, let’s get 'em!

My job, my mission, the reason I’ve been put onto this planet, is to save wildlife. And I thank you for comin’ with me. Yeah, let’s get 'em!

Steve Irwin
We don’t own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife.

We don’t own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife.

Steve Irwin
You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it’ll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it’s not even funny.

You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it’ll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it’s not even funny.

Steve Irwin
If we can teach people about wildlife, they will be touched. Share my wildlife with me. Because humans want to save things that they love.

If we can teach people about wildlife, they will be touched. Share my wildlife with me. Because humans want to save things that they love.

Steve Irwin
Where I live if someone gives you a hug it’s from the heart.

Where I live if someone gives you a hug it’s from the heart.

Steve Irwin
When I talk to the camera, mate, it's not like I'm talking to the camera, I'm talking to you because I want to whip you around and plunk you right there with me.

When I talk to the camera, mate, it's not like I'm talking to the camera, I'm talking to you because I want to whip you around and plunk you right there with me.

Steve Irwin
Medieval attitudes such as “the only good croc is a dead one,” “the only good shark is a dead shark,” “there’s a snake—quick, kill it.

Medieval attitudes such as “the only good croc is a dead one,” “the only good shark is a dead shark,” “there’s a snake—quick, kill it.

Steve Irwin
If we save our wild places, we will ultimately save ourselves.

If we save our wild places, we will ultimately save ourselves.

Steve Irwin
I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that.

I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that.

Steve Irwin
If you can’t excite people about wildlife, how can you convince them to love, cherish, and protect our wildlife and the environment they live in?

If you can’t excite people about wildlife, how can you convince them to love, cherish, and protect our wildlife and the environment they live in?

Steve Irwin
It never ceases to amaze me how cruel some people are. Do you think people would be so merciless and torturous if fish and sharks cried like babies when they felt pain?

It never ceases to amaze me how cruel some people are. Do you think people would be so merciless and torturous if fish and sharks cried like babies when they felt pain?

Steve Irwin
If we can get people excited about animals, then by crikey, it makes it a heck of a lot easier to save them.

If we can get people excited about animals, then by crikey, it makes it a heck of a lot easier to save them.

Steve Irwin
The message is simple: love and conserve our wildlife.

The message is simple: love and conserve our wildlife.

Steve Irwin
The truth is that we will never save wildlife by killing it.

The truth is that we will never save wildlife by killing it.

Steve Irwin
Crikey means gee whiz, wow!

Crikey means gee whiz, wow!

Steve Irwin
We humans still have a long way to go with learning to live harmoniously with our environment and its wildlife.

We humans still have a long way to go with learning to live harmoniously with our environment and its wildlife.

Steve Irwin
Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That's their job. I don't know why that is. They've nearly torn my nose off. I've had some really bad parrot bites.

Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That's their job. I don't know why that is. They've nearly torn my nose off. I've had some really bad parrot bites.

Steve Irwin
My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and tribal people that you must always protect people's sacred status, regardless of the past.

My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and tribal people that you must always protect people's sacred status, regardless of the past.

Steve Irwin
And I have stopped eating tuna until the tuna nets cease killing tens of thousands of dolphins every single year.

And I have stopped eating tuna until the tuna nets cease killing tens of thousands of dolphins every single year.

Steve Irwin
I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.

I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.

Steve Irwin
You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other.

You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other.

Steve Irwin
No matter where you go and what you do in America, you turn the tele on and you're confronted with violence.

No matter where you go and what you do in America, you turn the tele on and you're confronted with violence.

Steve Irwin
Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing.

Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing.

Steve Irwin
Statistically there’s only one crocodile-related human fatality per year in the whole of Australia.

Statistically there’s only one crocodile-related human fatality per year in the whole of Australia.

Steve Irwin
My field is with apex predators, hence your crocodiles, your snakes, your spiders.

My field is with apex predators, hence your crocodiles, your snakes, your spiders.

Steve Irwin
I'm a proud Australian, a very, very proud Australian.

I'm a proud Australian, a very, very proud Australian.

Steve Irwin
It causes me great pain and anxiety to inflict fear on this poor old croc, but without me, he and his wilderness would suffer.

It causes me great pain and anxiety to inflict fear on this poor old croc, but without me, he and his wilderness would suffer.

Steve Irwin
The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue.

The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue.

Steve Irwin