Anderson Cooper Quotes

I joined the army because I was a very self-sufficient young man. I always wanted to stand on my own two feet.

I don't need anybody to tell me how to be alive.

More than anything, I think my connection to the sea has really helped me develop my independence and a sense of the importance and value of my own vision.

I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.

For me, a happy ending is not everything works out just right and there is a big bow, it's more coming to a place where a person has a clear vision of his or her own life in a way that enables them to kind of throw down their crutches and walk.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

I like being independent; I like doing things myself. I'm an instinctual person.

I had always been a free spirit and always gotten what I wanted.

I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe.

The finest inheritance you can give to a child is to allow it to make its own way, completely on its own feet.

I have found people don't want to be told. That they can figure it out.

You want to create your own path, no matter what situation you're in.

I train as smart as I can. I'm not concerned what others think. I do what works for me.

It's nice to finally be my own person.

I can't let anybody tell me what I'm going to be.

I chose to go to CAA. I think me becoming my own man is going to make it easier, honestly.

I need to go out there and run my own race, and have fun with it.

I think people sometimes get my message misconstrued and believe I'm trying to brag, but I'm genuinely trying to show people that you can do it all yourself, and there's so much power and freedom in that.

I feel I'm my own quarterback and have accomplished my own things.

Hold your own. Know your name. And go your own way. And everything will be fine.

You have to make your own family, your own life.

You're on your own now. You are not helpless. You will find your way.

There are things one must do for oneself.

Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet.

Even when I was modelling, I never had a mom sitting on my head and a bunch of people waiting on me. I've always been independent. I'll do my thing and go.