Harshness to me is giving somebody false hopes and not following through. That’s harsh. Telling some guy or some girl who’ve got zero talent that they have zero talent actually is a kindness.
SIMON COWELLI look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time…. I was born to be a dad.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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You don’t hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
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You are a saucy little thing aren’t you?
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Rules equal boredom, and I don’t like that.
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My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don’t.
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I love TV. I love being behind the scenes on a TV show but there’s something about, I don’t know there’s something very special when you’ve signed an artist and that first record comes in and it’s a good record. It is an indescribable feeling.
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I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time…. I was born to be a dad.
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I’ve spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on the very best security and I can assure you my homes are as safe as the Bank of England.
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You didn’t beat the compotition you crushed the compotition!
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I think if you’re an unhappy person, you’re always going to be an unhappy person. You’re probably going to be less unhappy if your business is doing well, if I’m being honest.
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I don’t want to tell a 15 or 14 year old what they should be doing. I want them to tell me. And that’s what I got when I met Justin Bieber for the first time.
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I think the best singers in the world, historically, are American. Britain’s got its fair share, as well, but some of the greatest singers, ever, whether you’re talking about Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey or Aretha Franklin, are from the legacy here.
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Sincerity is romantic. I don’t think you need gestures.
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I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
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You sounded like someone who should be singing on a cruise ship. Halfway through your song, I wished the ship was sinking.
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What I would argue in my defence is that shows like Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor have actually got people more interested in music again and are sending more people into record stores.
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