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I Thought The First Two Seasons Of America's Got Talent Were Good. I Think This One Is The Best One By A Mile Because They - You See The Difference This Year, I Think, With The Crowd Being Effectively The Fourth Judge. But Most Importantly, I Think That These Shows Have To Have A Relevance Because If You're Not Finding Stars At The Back Of These Shows - Whether It's Idol Or Got Talent - They're A Complete Waste Of Time.

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Simon Cowell

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I Thought The First Two Seasons Of America's Got Talent Were Good. I Think This One Is The Best One By A Mile Because They - You See The Difference This Year, I Think, With The Crowd Being Effectively The Fourth Judge. But Most Importantly, I Think That These Shows Have To Have A Relevance Because If You're Not Finding Stars At The Back Of These Shows - Whether It's Idol Or Got Talent - They're A Complete Waste Of Time.

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No, What I Am Doing Is Kind By Telling People Who Are Useless, "do Something That You're Good At".

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I'd Say The Most Dangerous Thing I've Ever Done Is Probably Bungee Jumping In Thailand...

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It Would Hurt My Feelings If I Respected Your Opinions.

When Someone Asks, 'does Success Make You Into A Monster?' I Always Say, 'no, It Enables You To Be A Monster.'

My Proudest Achievement Has Been The Success Of The Shows And Artists I Have Been Involved With, Because They Were Made In Britain.

My Own Saying Is: 'create The Hype, But Don't Ever Believe It.'

You Don't Hate The Mosquito; You Just Want It Out Of Your Face.

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The Secret Of My Success Is That I Make Other People Money. And, Never, Ever, Be Ashamed About Trying To Earn As Much As Possible For Yourself, If The Person You're Working With Is Also Making Money. That's Life!

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.

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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.

I Get Very Anti-social, Depressed And Irritable With People. I Don't Have Time For Them. I Can't Make Phone Calls And Stuff. I Just Sit On My Own For Days.

I've Always Treated The Music Business As A Business.

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The Artists Who Endure Are The Ones Who Stay Focused Even After They Have Reached The Top Of Their Profession.

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 As You Go Along. You Don't Get Smart At 17. You Just Don't Unless You're One Of A Billion. It Will Happen Over Time And It's The Getting There Which Will Be The Most Fun.

I Still Put Punctuation In My Texts. If It's An 'i', I Make Sure It's A Capital.

I'm Obsessed With Cleanliness For Myself, So I Will Take A Bath Three Times A Day, Sometimes A Steam Twice A Day In Addition To That.

Every Time I Sat In A Chemistry Lesson I Thought, What Am I Doing This For? I Don't Ever Want To Be In A Job That Involves A Bunsen Burner.'

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I Love Tv. I Love Being Behind The Scenes On A Tv Show But There's Something About, I Don't Know There's Something Very Special When You've Signed An Artist And That First Record Comes In And It's A Good Record. It Is An Indescribable Feeling.

Shave Off Your Beard And Wear A Dress. You Would Be A Great Female Impersonator.

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.

I Have Always Hated Celebrities Lecturing People On Politics. So Forgive Me. But I Am Passionate About This Country. I Am Equally Passionate About The Potential Of The People Who Live Here.

One Thing I've Learnt Is You Should Never Fight It. They're Natural Emotions And When You Try And Bottle Everything Up, That's What Can Make You Depressed. Luckily I Have Fantastic Memories [about My Parents] And They Really Help.

I Actually Don't Understand A Word Paula's Saying Anymore. It's Like A New Language.

If We Had To Choose One American Idol To Go Out To Dinner With, It Would Be Fantasia. There Are No Airs And Graces About Her. ... I Like Her.

Britain's Got Talent, Enormous Talent, That's Very Obvious.

I've Spent Hundreds Of Thousands Of Pounds On The Very Best Security And I Can Assure You My Homes Are As Safe As The Bank Of England.

I Think America Is A Hard Nut To Crack. But Once You Get A Toehold, It's A Great Place For An Entrepreneur Because People Are So Enthusiastic, And You Have The Most Enthusiastic Audiences In World.

I Like Spaghetti Bolognese, I Like Baked Beans On Toast. I Hate French Food. I Hate Fancy Food.

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 You're 100, Regardless Of What You Believe Your Talent Is - Juggling, Magic, Singing - This Is The Show You Can Enter. It's As Simple As That.

I Work Out Three Or Four Times A Week, I Have Botox, Take Tons Of Vitamins And Vitamin Infusions - If You Believe That These Things Work, You Will Feel Better.

It's The Government's Job To Encourage Entrepreneurialism And Investment. Most Importantly, It's The Government's Duty To Inspire Confidence.

I Think You Have To Judge Everything Based On Your Personal Taste. And If That Means Being Critical, So Be It. I Hate Political Correctness. I Absolutely Loathe It.

I Don't Mind Being Cast As Some Kind Of A Pantomime Baddie, But I Am Very Fair In Business. I Always Have Been. I Pride Myself On Being Fair.

People Confuse Ego, Lust, Insecurity With True Love.

What I Would Argue In My Defence Is That Shows Like Britain's Got Talent And The X Factor Have Actually Got People More Interested In Music Again And Are Sending More People Into Record Stores.

The Young People Working For Me Are Ambitious And Hard-working. That Work Ethic Has Always Been A Trait Of The British.

Women Say Hello And Then Put Their Hands Down My Trousers. I Thought It Was My Hand They Were Supposed To Shake.

Good Is Not Enough. You've Got To Be Great.

Most Things In Music Go Full Circle Eventually.

Holding Auditions In Front Of An Audience Is Testing.

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.

If I Tape An 11-hour Day, Guess Which Parts End Up On Air. Not The Bits When I'm Pleasant, But The Parts When I'm Obnoxious.

Well, It's Basically The Viewers Who Determine It. We - Well, Basically The Producers And Myself Chose The People We Felt Had The Best Reaction, You Know, Through The Press, The Internet, The People We Thought Deserved A Second Chance. And They've Chosen A Winner, I Believe.

It Was Like Orderin A Hamburger And Getting Only The Buns

You Sounded Like Dolly Parton On Helium." (after Kristy Lee Cook Of Season 7 On American Idol,sang Her Country Rendition Of The Beatles'"eight Days A Week.)

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