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Anderson Cooper, born on June 3, 1967, is an American journalist and television personality. He is known for his work on CNN's evening news program 'Anderson Cooper 360°', which is praised for its in-depth investigations and reporting. Cooper has extensive experience in the news industry, having worked in multiple roles at ABC and CNN. He is recognized for his dedication to journalism and his focus on social issues.

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“I don't like anything that scares me, and I prefer to face it head on and get over it. Anyone who says they're not scared is a fool, a liar or both. I just don't want that fear in my stomach to be part of my life, so I work to eliminate it.”

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“The farther you go...the harder it is to return. The world has many edges and it's easy to fall off.”

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“Anytime you stop and talk to somebody and you learn about them, you start to walk in their shoes a little bit and you see things through a different lens.”

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“Everyone says buying your first apartment makes you feel like an adult. What no one mentions is that selling it turns you right back into a child.”

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“Selling your apartment in New York is like dating a manic-depressive.. you get used to cycles of elation and despondency. Every time someone would come to see the apartment, there was the thrill of the date. You want to be presentable, so you clean the place up, make sure it smells good, put on some mood lighting and mellow music.”

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“I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.”

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“I went to a high school reunion a couple years ago and realized that the kids who were the most unusual in high school are the ones who are the most interesting now and the ones who were popular are dull and boring.”

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“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.”

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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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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“I've been addicted to TV since I emerged from the womb.”

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

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“The map of the world is always changing; sometimes it happens overnight. All it takes is the blink of an eye, the squeeze of a trigger, a sudden gust of wind. Wake up and your life is perched on a precipice; fall asleep, it swallows you whole.”

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“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.”

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“I have gas mask in my office because I took Chem/bio warfare training class so I can report in case of an attack. It’s on a copy of my head made by Madame Tussauds”

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

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“As long as a journalist shows fairness and honesty in his or her work, their private life shouldn't matter.”

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“Do you get the anger that is out here?”

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“I've always believed that who a reporter votes for, what religion they are, who they love, should not be something they have to discuss publicly.”

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“I just found it interesting to talk to adults I admired, and to discover that the path they took was never all that clearly defined. It was comforting to me when I figured out that you don't have to know what you want to do with your life; you just have to take a few steps in one direction, and other opportunities will open up.”

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“New Yorkers are predatory about real estate. When they sense softening, they move in for the kill.”

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“I’ve also been reminded recently that while as a society we are moving toward greater inclusion and equality for all people, the tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.”

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“I think if you've suffered, if you've experienced loss, you're probably more open to understanding it and more comfortable talking about it and experiencing it.”

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“I graduated in 1989, and I'd focused almost entirely on the Soviet Union and communism ... so when the Berlin wall fell, I was, well, I was screwed.”

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“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.”

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“In my opinion, the ability to love another person is one of God's greatest gifts, and I thank God every day for enabling me to give and share love with the people in my life.”

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“Learning what you don't want to do is the next best thing to figuring out what you want to do.”

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“Did you know that according to legend, the guy who became Buddha decided to seek enlightenment the day he got a touch of gray? "Gray hairs," the would-be Buddha said, "are like angels sent by the god of death".”

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“I have always been very open and honest about this part of my life with my friends, my family, and my colleagues. In a perfect world, I don't think it's anyone else's business, but I do think there is value in standing up and being counted. I’m not an activist, but I am a human being and I don't give that up by being a journalist.”

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“The people in Tacloban have great dignity and deserve better than what they have gotten”

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“The people I admire most hadn't really followed a particular path that was visible when they were on it.”

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“The mark of a good book is it changes every time you read it.”

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“Just to be clear, if, like Pat Robertson, you somehow missed all the evidence, all the research, the depth and breadth of all the knowledge garnered about HIV and AIDS over the past three decades, you cannot get HIV if you share towels.”

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“I'm not trying to be something that I'm not. I'm just trying to be myself and talk about what I know, and admit what I don't know.”

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“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.”

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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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“I'd like to have kids at some point. I think I'll have a family someday.”

Thinking Kids Someday

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“If I end up hosting 'Joker's Wild,' please shoot me.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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 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.”

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“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.”

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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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“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.”

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“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.”

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Born: June 3, 1967
Known for: Journalist
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