Simon Cowell Quotes

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• Praise a stranger with a few nice words and he becomes a stranger that calls you a friend.
• It would hurt my feelings if I respected your opinions.
• I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time.... I was born to be a dad.
• Good is not enough. You've got to be great.
• On one level, going bust didn't bother me. It was the 80s, and there wasn't the stigma about bankruptcy that you might think. My mates…
• Every single negative can lead to a positive. Any negative situation... don't get too down about it - you'll work it out. You learn it…
• 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…
• 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…
• It simply works. You do it twice a year. Who cares? And it balances my smoking and drinking.
• My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don't.
• As an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he's a genius.
• Women say hello and then put their hands down my trousers. I thought it was my hand they were supposed to shake.
• I never knew how much love and pride I would feel.
• It was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns
• When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables you to be a monster.'
• We felt the time was right to open up the boundaries, and say to all of America, regardless of your age, whether you're 2, whether…
• Linda McCartney sausages were my favorite. Theyre much better than eating real sausages and you dont have to contemplate half way through exactly whats inside…
• Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise.
• The biggest shock when I lost it all was the realization that so much of my life had been out of my control. When I…
• The best way to kill someone is from the inside, by crushing their hopes and dreams.

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