227 Quotes by 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.

Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.

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.

There's a value to bearing witness to what hundreds of thousands of people are going through. I see nothing wrong with a reporter going through it with them. I've never pretended to grab onto something. The audience knows when something's real and when it's not.

It's not happening, they're nowhere near the airport.

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.

Does the federal government bear responsibility for what is happening now? ... Should they apologize for what is happening now?

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

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.