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Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.

Simon Cowell

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.
SIMON COWELL

Arguing People Records
Have I got a black book? Yes, it’s called a mobile phone. I do get offers. There is no shortage of people if you want to go on dates – working in TV, living in L.A., it is there if you want it.
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Book Country People Phones
The only magazines I read are car magazines.
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Car Magazines Only
It’s personalities, it’s conflict, it’s all of these things that actually make performers interesting.
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Conflict Interesting Personality
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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Achievement Artist Made
You are a saucy little thing aren’t you?
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Little Things Littles
It would hurt my feelings if I respected your opinions.
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Feelings Hurt Opinion
Of course I have an ego, but you have to have an ego. You have to be incredibly competitive. I can get competitive at times, way too much, and it becomes a little bit obsessive.
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Ego Littles Much Times Too
I’m a great believer in getting checked out because if you know you’re OK, you actually feel better; your mind plays a big part of it.
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Better Feel Mind Play
I don’t mind competition at all. I mean, the record business is the most competitive business in the world, probably. So I’m used to that. In a weird way, it kind of makes you work harder.
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Competition Hard Mean Work
I didn’t have any qualifications when I left school – I had three O-levels.
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Levels School Three
I never knew how much love and pride I would feel.
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Feels Love Much Pride
You don’t hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
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Hate Mosquitoes Want
If I tape an 11-hour day, guess which parts end up on air. Not the bits when I’m pleasant, but the parts when I’m obnoxious.
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Air Country Hours People Tape
Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.
SIMON COWELL

People Perfect Thinking
I like to know why a video has suddenly gone viral, why a song has broken, why a TV show is suddenly rating out of pattern… I’m pretty good at understanding why things are becoming popular.
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Broken Shows Song Television

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