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It's not our intention to be mean. That's just within us.

Simon Cowell

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Simon Cowell
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 7
Actor
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Film Producer
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Lambeth
Simon Phillip Cowell
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When I was young and we got caught pinching apples, we got a smack from the local policeman. Today if that happened he would be sued. There is a tendency to punish the victim, not the criminal. If someone broke into my house or my mum's house, I worry that the burglar has more rights than me.
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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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My dad wasn't someone who was a great disciplinarian, we had a fun relationship, but he gave me really constructive advice in my life, which I still carry today and I do pass on to other people. So if I can have the same relationship with my son as I had with my dad, then I think he'll be very happy and I'll be very happy.
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I can't think of one person who is on TV who isn't vain. It's the nature of the beast. If you are on TV then you have a vanity, for sure. Just admit it! Why not?
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Whether they run a record company or a grocery store, every boss will tell you you're in big trouble if you're borrowing more than you can ever afford to pay back. Delaying the pain for future generations is suicidal. We've got to start getting the deficit down right now, not next year.
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I could just sit back and get someone to spin my achievements, I suppose, but when I see others do it, I always think, 'Why are you telling me how successful you are?' I am always suspicious of those kinds of boasts.
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I was living life like in one of those Disney movies, where I genuinely believed nobody was ever going to die
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I still put punctuation in my texts. If it's an 'I', I make sure it's a capital.
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