Anderson cooper

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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...

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...

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...

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