A biography for Anderson Cooperhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“When my mom turned 91, I wanted to use the time that we have left in our lives to get to know each other as adults.”
“The tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.”
“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.”
“I am sort of drawn toward places in the world where there is struggle and conflict.”
“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.”
“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 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.”
“I rarely asks people for advice or permission when I'm planning on doing something I feel strongly about. That only opens the plan up to be crapped on.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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 always thought, 'I'm on my own, and that's the way it should be.'”
“I wanted to be Amish when I was a kid. You just wear black and white - what could be better? One less thing to worry about.”
“I lose my wallet all the time, and I break my phone all the time.”
“I still feel like I'm learning a lot and have a lot to learn and improve on.”
“I really like involvement with an audience.”
“When you lose a parent at ten years old, the world seems like a much scarier place. It makes complete sense to me that I took survival courses when I was a teenager and started going to war zones as a reporter. I didn't ever want to be taken advantage of, and I wanted to be able to take care of those around me.”
“I've been addicted to TV since I emerged from the womb.”
“No one else will really care, but I missed the wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Also the war in Chechnya.”