Anderson Cooper Quotes

-"Going gray is like ejaculating,you know it can happen prematurely,but when it does it comes as a total shock."

"I very much do not want to become what i used to make fun of.The newscaster on "The Simpsons"(1989)sadly is not that far from what you see out there.

"I`am sort of drawn toward places in the world where there is stuggle and conflict"

"obviousley i was well aware that i had what people consider a privileged udbringing.My mom was never a bake-cookies of mom.I really had no reins what.

I am sort of drawn toward places in the world where there is struggle and conflict.

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.

Regarding his appearance on Celebrity Jeopardy: "It was called the Power Players edition, though I`m not sure why I was in it because I`m neither a "playa" nor a person of power. The experience really made me realize how much of a loser I am, because of how much I got into it. I mean, it`s kind of a no-win proposition. In what I do you`re supposed to know a certain amount of things, and there you are exposing yourself to ridicule for not knowing stuff. I didn`t consider it that much in advance, but that morning I woke up and was like `What have I got myself into?` But I feel OK about it now."

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.

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.

The thing I love about reporting is being able to blend in with any group, whether that`s neo-Nazis or pedophiles.

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

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.

I very much do not want to become what I used to make fun of. The newscaster on The Simpsons" (1989) sadly is not that far off from what you see out there".

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.

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.

We do things with a wink and a nod. If you don`t include yourself in the critique, you have no business doing it.

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.

When the war in Iraq began I was anchoring the overnight coverage for CNN. Your teleprompter is blank and you have four hours to fill, and it can be a very long night if you don`t know your stuff. I like that challenge.

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.

I`ve been addicted to TV since I emerged from the womb.

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.

The whole celebrity culture thing - I`m fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.

Going gray is like ejaculating: you know it can happen prematurely, but when it does it comes as a total shock.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I imagine a lot of people tune in simply to watch reporters get bitch-slapped by Mother Nature, and frankly, who can blame them?

it`s not your client`s obligation, or your obligation, to prove your client`s innocence. It is the prosecution`s obligation to -- to prove you`re client`s guilt.