Anderson Cooper Quotes

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Anderson Cooper

Profession : Journalist

Birth : June 3, 1967

I tend to relate more to people on television who are just themselves, for good or for bad, than I do to someone who I believe is putting on some sort of persona. The anchorman on 'The Simpsons' is a reasonable facsimile of some anchors who have that problem.

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I think my mom and dad both wanted to get across to me that... I obviously grew up with great privilege and was very lucky and was able to afford college and not have student loans, and they would pay for college, but beyond that, it would be up to me to make a living.

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I've always giggled like a 13-year-old girl at a Justin Bieber meet and greet. There's nothing I can do about it but I've never not been able to stop.

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If you learn the language of loss early, I think you seek out others who have experienced the same thing, who speak that same language of loss.

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You might try the gym from time to time. It really is something you can incorporate into your life pretty seamlessly.

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Most gyms now have TVs. You can prop up reading material on the cardio equipment.

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Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.

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It's nice on the daytime format to focus on things that connect us.

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In my real life, I wear a T-shirt, gray or white, and the same pair of jeans. Literally, the same pair of jeans every day.

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I can begin to understand how anchor monsters are made. If you're not careful, you can become used to being treated as though you're special and begin to expect it.

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There's just a proliferation of blogs and the chattering classes and people talking. More avenues for people to make their feelings known, which is good.

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My dad grew up really poor in Mississippi. I paid attention to that because I thought that's a healthier thing to pay attention to than, like, some statue of a great-great-great grandfather who has no connection to my life.

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The war in Afghanistan is underreported.

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I really like involvement with an audience.

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I have a friend - I send her one text and I get 20 texts back. Guys don't want a million texts. It's exhausting.

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Misquoting drives me bananas.

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I lose my wallet all the time, and I break my phone all the time.

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Not to sound too Dr. Phil all of a sudden, but I think the key to survival is to embrace one's past and to not run away from it. And to come to some sort of relationship with it or understanding of it.

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There are some things which are so horrific that some people feel they can't do anything about it: that the natural, understandable response is to tune it out.

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The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.

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