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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.

Simon Cowell

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Simon Cowell
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 7
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