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Anderson Cooper [1967-0] American

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Journalist

Anderson Hays Cooper is an American journalist, television personality, and author. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°.

Dating, Famous, Mom, Relationship

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Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.		101
That's the thing about suicide. Try as you might to remember how a person lived his life, you always end up thinking about how he ended it.		102
If I end up hosting 'Joker's Wild,' please shoot me.		103
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.		104
I think the notion of traditional anchor is fading away - the all-knowing, all-seeing person who speaks from on high. I don't think the audience really buys that anymore. As a viewer, I know I don't buy it.		105
I don't have much experience, but the few times when I would go on a date with a girl - like when I was 12 - there was a lot of sharing, and a lot of talking, and a lot of asking how I am. They thought we were dating, and I was sort of hoping to meet their brothers.	Dating	106
The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.	Famous	107
I think you have to be yourself, and you have to be real and you have to admit what you don't know, and talk about what you do know, and talk about what you don't know as long as you say you don't know it.		108
I've always loved reporting from the field most of all. There's something about doing live TV and being there as it happens that's always appealed to me. I think there's great value to bearing witness to these events as they're actually happening.		109
If I'm hip, we've got a problem in this country. I really shouldn't be held up as any model of hipness. If anything, I think I'm sort of old school in my approach to objective reporting and not wearing my opinion on my sleeve. There's a lot of that in American TV news these days. Too much, in fact.		110
When I was younger, I talked to the adults around me that I respected most about how they got where they were, and none of them plotted a course they could have predicted, so it seemed a waste of time to plan too long-term. Since then, I've always gone on my instincts.		111
Obviously I was well aware that I had what people consider a privileged upbringing. My mom was never a bake-cookies sort of mom. I really had no reins whatsoever.	Mom	112
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.		113
I've been addicted to TV since I emerged from the womb.		114
A lot of compelling stories in the world aren't being told, and the fact that people don't know about them compounds the suffering.		115
Anyone who says they're not afraid at the time of a hurricane is either a fool or a liar, or a little bit of both.		116
I'd like to have kids at some point. I think I'll have a family someday.		117
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.	Relationship	118
I am sort of drawn toward places in the world where there is struggle and conflict.		119
I think it's a good thing that there are bloggers out there watching very closely and holding people accountable. Everyone in the news should be able to hold up to that kind of scrutiny. I'm for as much transparency in the newsgathering process as possible.		120
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.		121
I suppose if you've never bitten your nails, there isn't any way to explain the habit. It's not enjoyable, really, but there is a certain satisfaction - pride in a job well done.		122
The world reacts very strangely to people they see on TV, and 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. For a reporter, that's the kiss of death.		123
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.		124
If you feel like an outsider, you tend to observe things a lot more.		125
When a big event happens, people turn on to CNN, not only because they know there will be people there covering an event on the ground, but because they know we're going to cover it in a way that's non-partisan, that's not left or right.		126
Our skin is very thin. It doesn't take much for us to jump off a ledge or to kill one another. It can happen very, very quickly.		201
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.		202
If someone knows me and likes me or my work, they're more likely to allow me to tell their story. But it also cuts the other way.		203
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.		204
I understand why people might be interested. But I just don't talk about my personal life. It's a decision I made a long time ago, before I ever even knew anyone would be interested in my personal life.		205

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