In hindsight, you think, yeah there are things you could have done. But at the time we had multiple sources telling us the information and we had people in positions of authority ... telling us the information was correct. When you have officials telling you something and eyewitnesses telling you something, at some point you have to rely on that information. (Anderson Cooper)
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. (Anderson Cooper)
I am listening to people's questions and getting answers. I am least of all interested in any TV anchor's opinion, and least of all my own. (Anderson Cooper)
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. (Anderson Cooper)
This is going to be a difficult week ahead, for families watching at home and for first responders collecting the people and trying to restore them some dignity, ... There's not a lot of dignity to be had in these floodwaters. (Anderson Cooper)
Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss. (Anderson Cooper)
Just as there were excesses at the beginning -- the early feminists tried to rule out a lot of the sexuality and frivolity and, you know, they demonized Barbie and Cosmo girl in high heels and shopping and a lot of the fun stuff women like -- at the end, you know, they are equally sort of into conformity, but completely the opposite way, (Anderson Cooper)
Anyway, Awkward T.V. Moments ... I decided at the last second that I just had to have my laptop. Smooth move, Columbo. (Anderson Cooper)
That is incredible news. Again, if this turns out to be true... we have not been able to independently confirm this... but the family members have been told... that the 12 miners are alive. (Anderson Cooper)
And when they hear politicians slap - you know, thanking one another, it just, you know, it kind of cuts them the wrong way right now, because literally there was a body on the streets of this town yesterday being eaten by rats because this woman had been laying in the street for 48 hours. (Anderson Cooper)
Those of us who were here and have had the privilege to cover it, and to witness these triumphs and these tragedies, will never forget it and will carry it with us. That's part of the fear of leaving, that people will forget and coverage will go elsewhere. And there are so many answers we need to get. (Anderson Cooper)
The thing I love about reporting is being able to blend in with any group, whether that's neo-Nazis or pedophiles. (Anderson Cooper)
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. (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. (Anderson Cooper)