Cooper has essential traits everyone should admire and recognize as qualities that got him this high up in the news business: courage, determination, and sincerity. These characteristics are what got Anderson Cooper to the position he is in now, not his parents' wealth. Superheroes may have supernatural powers, but Anderson Cooper's strong character is just as mighty as the ability to fly or read minds. Anderson Cooper has proven to the world how courageous, determined, and sincere he is by reporting his influential and hard-hitting news. In the process, Cooper is himself and presents himself in front of the camera with confidence and a smile.