Steve Irwin quotes - page 2

Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They're on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know. (Steve Irwin)

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

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Herein lies our problem. If we level that much land to grow rice and whatever, then no other animal could live there except for some insect pest species. Which is very unfortunate.

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

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We've evolved from sitting back on our tripods and shooting wildlife films like they have been shot historically, which doesn't work for us.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am. (Steve Irwin)

I sincerely believe that there's room for cutting down trees for forestry and grazing, so as we all get to eat. Everyone has to compromise.

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So now what happens is the cameras follow me around and capture exactly what I've been doing since I was a boy. Only now we have a team of, you know, like 73 of us, and it's gone beyond that.

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I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet.

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Since I was a boy, from this house, I was out rescuing crocodiles and snakes. My mum and dad were very passionate about that and, I was lucky enough to go along.

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No, snakes are no problem. I'd go to any country, anywhere, any snakes, not a problem.

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

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I bled a lot. I got hit across the face. We couldn't film for seven days. I got hit, whacked, underwater, across the face. I finished the shot, got into the boat and blood started coming out.

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Because when they strike it can be that quick that if they're within range, you're dead, you're dead in your tracks. And his head weighs more than my body so it's WHACK!

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Every cent we earn from Crocodile Hunter goes straight back into conservation. Every single cent.

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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)

That might have a lot to do with it, but you know, I probably don't show fear, but I suffer from fear like everyone else.

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But I put my life on the line to save animals.

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Occupation: Australian Scientist
Born: February 22, 1962
Died: September 4, 2006
Quotes count: 48
Wikipedia: Steve Irwin

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