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If I had to say who is the number-one most powerful figure is in reality TV, it's very easy. It is the general public. They're the only people who have power now.

Simon Cowell

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Simon Cowell
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 7
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Simon Phillip Cowell
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I think that by ignoring the show you're ignoring the audience who put you there.
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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 weren't bothered. My dad was in business.. he knew that it happened, too. He loaned me the money to bail me out, and I got a loan from the bank to pay him back.
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You have an advantage if you win. I always think it's best to be remembered as a winner rather than as the runner-up. It's definitely more fun getting the gold than it is the silver.
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I didn't realise how important stupid people are in your life, because you ask yourself, what made stupid people so stupid? What made them the way they are?
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Praise a stranger with a few nice words and he becomes a stranger that calls you a friend.
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