I’d say the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand…
SIMON COWELLNot everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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My proudest achievement has been the success of the shows and artists I have been involved with, because they were made in Britain.
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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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I actually don’t understand a word Paula’s saying anymore. It’s like a new language.
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Money brings you security and choice. You can make decisions in a different way if you have a lot of money. But when you have nothing, you have a naivety, and a more fearless attitude because you have nothing to lose.
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I didn’t realise how important stupid people are in your life, because you ask yourself, what made stupid people so stupid? What made them the way they are?
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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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They understand what their market is and who they should be selling records to, and most importantly, they know the kind of artist that they want to be, but they have to do it themselves. You don’t want a 13-year-old singing some awful song from a musical.
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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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Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.
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I didn’t have any qualifications when I left school – I had three O-levels.
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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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Praise a stranger with a few nice words and he becomes a stranger that calls you a friend.
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Anything I shouldn’t laugh at makes me laugh. I mean, I’m bad at that, when somebody is singing something terribly and I’m thinking to myself, ‘If I laugh now, this is the absolute worst thing I could ever do,’ and then I start laughing and I can’t stop.
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Good is not enough. You’ve got to be great.
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I love producing shows. And so when you’re on a show where other people are making decisions you don’t necessarily agree with it, after a while you start to feel like a passenger.
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