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.
Anderson Cooper - Opportunity - Life - Instinct

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.
Anderson Cooper - Real Estate - Selling - Buying - Emotional

New Yorkers are predatory about real estate. When they sense softening, they move in for the kill.
Anderson Cooper - Real Estate - Competition - America

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.
Anderson Cooper - Real Estate - Selling - America - Emotional

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.
Anderson Cooper - Loss - Knowledge - Experience - Understanding

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.
Anderson Cooper - Understanding - Famous - Power - News

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. To me, there is value in bearing witness to what is happening to people who are living their lives with great dignity in the face of horror.
Anderson Cooper - Knowledge - Values - Challenges - News

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.
Anderson Cooper - News - Knowledge - Internet - Truth

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.
Anderson Cooper - Truth - News - Knowledge

Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.
Anderson Cooper - Life - Loss - Experience