Good is not enough. You’ve got to be great.
SIMON COWELLI actually don’t understand a word Paula’s saying anymore. It’s like a new language.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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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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Most things in music go full circle eventually.
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I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper.
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Sincerity is romantic. I don’t think you need gestures.
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At 20, you’re cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong.
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I’ve had Botox, but then again pretty much everyone I know has. To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste. It works. You do it once a year – who cares?
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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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It’s not our intention to be mean. That’s just within us.
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You are a saucy little thing aren’t you?
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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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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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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’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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Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.
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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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