The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British.
SIMON COWELLIt’s not our intention to be mean. That’s just within us.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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Rules equal boredom, and I don’t like that.
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You didn’t beat the compotition you crushed the compotition!
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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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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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You don’t hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
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It would hurt my feelings if I respected your opinions.
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I’ve always been petrified of working for a boss who I didn’t like but who I was in fear of, because I wanted my salary.
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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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Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.
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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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I like spaghetti bolognese, I like baked beans on toast. I hate French food. I hate fancy food.
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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.
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I’ve learned to deal with stress much better now, things don’t bother me in the way that they once used to.
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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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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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