Every time I sat in a chemistry lesson I thought, what am I doing this for? I don’t ever want to be in a job that involves a Bunsen burner.’
SIMON COWELLYou don’t hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British.
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There’s one argument that says we shouldn’t be putting these kids on under the age of 16. I think you’ve got to take it case by case.
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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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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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Most things in music go full circle eventually.
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The only magazines I read are car magazines.
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I suggest we bring some normality back to this country and say if you are carrying a knife, there must be zero tolerance. If it was up to me, everyone caught with a knife would get an automatic ten year sentence.
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Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator.
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It’s not our intention to be mean. That’s just within us.
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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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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 want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.
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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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Britain’s got talent, enormous talent, that’s very obvious.
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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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