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" I like to know why a video has suddenly gone viral, why a song has broken, why a TV show is suddenly rating out of pattern... I'm pretty good at understanding why things are becoming popular. "

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" I'm not sure who has the right to say that you have better taste than somebody else, because essentially what you're doing is calling millions of people morons. "

Simon Cowell

People

Right

You

" My attitude is, if someone's going to criticize me, tell me to my face. "

" It's the government's job to encourage entrepreneurialism and investment. Most importantly, it's the government's duty to inspire confidence. "

" I think of stress as the creator of cancer and heart attacks, like a tiny little ball you feed. I believe that one of the reasons I've never got ill is that I'm not stressed. "

" 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. "

" I didn't have any qualifications when I left school - I had three O-levels. "

" I think if you're an unhappy person, you're always going to be an unhappy person. You're probably going to be less unhappy if your business is doing well, if I'm being honest. "

" 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. "

" 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'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. "

" I do a couple of hundred press-ups a day but I haven't been to a gym in years. "

" I'd say the most dangerous thing I've ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand. "

" Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator. "

" I suggest we bring some normality back to this country and say if you are carrying a knife, there must be zero tolerance. If it was up to me, everyone caught with a knife would get an automatic ten year sentence. "

" I'm going to give all my money away, eventually. I don't believe in all this hand-down stuff. Even if I had kids, I don't think I'd want to give them everything. "

" If you only ever heard Lady Gaga, she's the most boring singer in the world. "

" Money brings you security and choice. You can make decisions in a different way if you have a lot of money. But when you have nothing, you have a naivety, and a more fearless attitude because you have nothing to lose. "

" I like spaghetti bolognese, I like baked beans on toast. I hate French food. I hate fancy food. "

Simon Cowell

Beans

Spaghetti

" My own saying is: 'Create the hype, but don't ever believe it.' "

" The only people with power today are the audience. And that is increasing with Twitter, Facebook, and everything else. We cater to their likes and dislikes, and you ignore that at your peril. "

" I love producing shows. And so when you're on a show where other people are making decisions you don't necessarily agree with it, after a while you start to feel like a passenger. "

" When you get your first pay cheque, it's the best feeling in the world. "

" 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. "

Simon Cowell

American

Her

" At 20, you're cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong. "

" You always want to go to a party where you get an invite. "

Simon Cowell

Always

You

" Sometimes when you have a record out, you think you're going to go in at No. 1 but you go in at No. 8. So your second record has to be better. That's how I treat it. "

" I grew up when the whole Motown thing was huge. The charts in those days were dominated by groups more than solo artists at one point. "

" Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people. "

" I think that by ignoring the show you're ignoring the audience who put you there. "

" 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. "