Top 71 Quotes & Sayings by Steve Irwin

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

So fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes.

Yeah, I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling.

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

I've probably saved thousands of peoples' lives with my educational message on snake bites, how to get in around venomous anything.

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

Crikey means gee whiz, wow!

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

So, my tactic with conservation of apex predators is to get people excited and take them to where they live.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife.

I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that's habitat destruction.

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.

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 believe sustainable use is the greatest propaganda in wildlife conservation at the moment.

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

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

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!

Snakes are just very instinctive to me. I've been playing with snakes since before I could walk. It doesn't matter where or what it is, from the biggest to the most venomous.

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.

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.

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

There's a lot of research behind the scenes that you don't get to see, but I have an instinct that my dad nurtured from when I was born. I was very lucky then.

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

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

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.

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

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!

A lot of people who work with wildlife work with wildlife to satisfy their own egos. And I don't really agree with that. What I do is get in nice and close to the animal to make the animal look good. My aim in this world is to make that brown snake, that crocodile, that koala, that red-backed spider, that black widow, look good. That's my job. I have absolutely no problem with my ego or my staff's ego.

The message is simple: love and conserve our wildlife.

Crikey means gee whiz, wow! Crikey, mate. You're far safer dealing with crocodiles and western diamondback rattlesnakes than the executives and the producers and all those sharks in the big MGM building.

I have a deep-seated respect for parrots. As gifted as I am with all other wildlife, parrots have this uncanny desire to kill me. I'm not sure why, but they're like my kryptonite!

And that unusual squawking sound is actually the mating call of the the rare...oh, it's just an oboe player.

All you have to do in life is be passionate and enthusiastic and you will have a wonderful life.

Where I live if someone gives you a hug it's from the heart. I've had these blokes in Hollywood hug me trying to make out I'm their friend and as soon as I turn their back they take out a big bunch of knives and stab me in the back. I feel sorry for these people because they are so shallow.

Born a wildlife warrior, die a wildlife warrior.

When the East Timor conflict broke out, when they gained independence, the militia killed a lot of East Timorese people. And their sacred totem is the crocodile. They believe that their island is actually a solidified crocodile, so it has sacred status.

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

I have a message for my fans. Whatever you want to do in this world, it is achievable. The most important thing that I've found, that perhaps you could use, is be passionate and enthusiastic in the direction that you choose in life, and you'll be a winner.

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.

I want the cleanest water, the freshest air and wildlife in abundance... but most of all I want a future for our children.

I think my path would have always gone back to or delivered me to wildlife. I think wildlife is just like a magnet, and it's something that I can't help.

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

My number one rule is to keep that camera rolling. Even if it's shaky or slightly out of focus, I don't give a rip. Even if a big old alligator is chewing me up I want to go down and go, 'Crikey!' just before I die. That would be the ultimate for me.

Crocodiles. I’ve been catching them since I was nine. No problem.

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

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?

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

I probably don`t show fear, but I suffer from fear like everyone else.