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I have always been very open and honest about this part of my life with my friends, my family, and my colleagues. In a perfect world, I don't think it's anyone else's business, but I do think there is value in standing up and being counted. I’m not an activist, but I am a human being and I don't give that up by being a journalist.

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Anderson Cooper
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: June 3
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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.
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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.
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Thoughts come and go. It's impossible to stop your thoughts, but the idea is that the thoughts are kind of like waves on the ocean. That's Jon Kabat-Zinn's big analogy and that this is actually kind of diving under the waves. And you know it's kind of interesting.
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I don't like anything that scares me, and I prefer to face it head on and get over it. Anyone who says they're not scared is a fool, a liar or both. I just don't want that fear in my stomach to be part of my life, so I work to eliminate it.
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I believe in a society where all people do well. Not just a handful of billionaires.
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That's the thing about suicide. Try as you might to remember how a person lived his life, you always end up thinking about how he ended it.
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The farther you go...the harder it is to return. The world has many edges and it's easy to fall off.
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I’ve also been reminded recently that while as a society we are moving toward greater inclusion and equality for all people, the tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.
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[Andy Cohen] enjoy your fame more than anyone I know.
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As I was reading the book [Superficial: More Adventures from the Andy Cohen Diaries] I kept thinking, Sweetie, you are dancing as fast as you can!
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So, he [Donald Trump] still says deport - they all got to go.
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We'd be happy to have more fair treatment in the media, but I'm not going to find unicorns on my doorstep tomorrow.
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Be honest about what you see, get out of the way and let the story reveal itself
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The mark of a good book is it changes every time you read it.
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