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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.

Simon Cowell

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.
SIMON COWELL

Laughing Mean Thinking
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.
SIMON COWELL

Country Legacy People Talking Thinking
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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Born Dad Son Thinking
I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper.
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Break Broken Hearted Moving
The only magazines I read are car magazines.
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Car Magazines Only
Sincerity is romantic. I don’t think you need gestures.
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Gestures Needs Thinking
The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated.
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Competition Frustrated Mean
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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Artist Country People Song Understand Years
Britain’s got talent, enormous talent, that’s very obvious.
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Britain Enormous Talent
I think if you’re an unhappy person, you’re always going to be an unhappy person. You’re probably going to be less unhappy if your business is doing well, if I’m being honest.
SIMON COWELL

Honest Person Thinking Unhappy
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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Hard Work People Work
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
I didn’t have any qualifications when I left school – I had three O-levels.
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Levels School Three
I’d say the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand…
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Done Jumping Thailand
You don’t hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
SIMON COWELL

Hate Mosquitoes Want
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.
SIMON COWELL

Country Firsts People Wants Years

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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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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