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" I've had Botox, but then again pretty much everyone I know has. To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste. It works. You do it once a year - who cares? "
Simon Cowell
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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. "
Simon Cowell
I Am
Back
You
" I was bought an electric guitar when I was 12, but my guitar teacher beat me up. I didn't like guitar lessons and I got quite bored. My teacher was obviously bored giving me lessons, and one day I offered him a liquorice toffee, but he didn't answer. So I threw it at him, it hit him in the face, and he sort of beat me up. "
Simon Cowell
Me
Guitar
Teacher
" The secret of my success is that I make other people money. And, never ever, ever, 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! "
Simon Cowell
Success
Life
Money
" My attitude is, if someone's going to criticize me, tell me to my face. "
Simon Cowell
Tell
Attitude
Face
" You know what the secret to weight loss is? Don't eat much. "
Simon Cowell
Eat
Know
Much
" When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables you to be a monster.' "
Simon Cowell
Make
Say
Always
" If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning. "
Simon Cowell
Singing
Your
Good
" Everyone who turns up on 'X Factor' does it because a door has been closed to them at some time in their lives, and this is the only shot they have got. "
Simon Cowell
Got
Everyone
Door
" Have I got a black book? Yes, it's called a mobile phone. I do get offers. There is no shortage of people if you want to go on dates - working in TV, living in L.A., it is there if you want it. "
Simon Cowell
Phone
Living
Book
" It's not my habit to kiss and tell. I've never done it. "
Simon Cowell
Never
Tell
Habit
" It's the government's job to encourage entrepreneurialism and investment. Most importantly, it's the government's duty to inspire confidence. "
Simon Cowell
Job
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. "
Simon Cowell
Your
Hate
Judge
" 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. "
Simon Cowell
Run
You
Start
" If I said to most of the people who auditioned, 'Good job, awesome, well done,' it would have made me actually look and feel ridiculous. It's quite obvious most of the people who turned up for this audition were hopeless. "
Simon Cowell
Me
Well Done
People
" If I was gay, why wouldn't I admit it? It wouldn't harm me. "
Simon Cowell
Why
Gay
Me
" 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. "
Simon Cowell
World
America
Great
" Of course I have an ego, but you have to have an ego. You have to be incredibly competitive. I can get competitive at times, way too much, and it becomes a little bit obsessive. "
Simon Cowell
I Can
Little
Too Much
" 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. "
Simon Cowell
Someone
Today
Worry
" Anyone who goes on 'The X Factor' to make big money will be in for a big shock. "
Simon Cowell
Goes
Big
Will
" I'm not that musical. I don't really know how a record is produced, and, funnily enough, I don't want to. "
Simon Cowell
Really
Record
Know
" 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. "
Simon Cowell
Point
Solo
Artists
" My own saying is: 'Create the hype, but don't ever believe it.' "
Simon Cowell
Saying
Own
My Own
" You always want to go to a party where you get an invite. "
Simon Cowell
Always
Go
You
" 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.' "
Simon Cowell
Am
Doing
Chemistry
" I hate belongings. I hate clutter. It really bothers me because I can't think properly. If you've got distractions in front of you, your mind goes nuts. "
Simon Cowell
Mind
Me
You
" I was never given any hand-outs. I started at the bottom and was very good at finding people who knew more than me and learning from them. "
Simon Cowell
Learning
Good
Finding
" You don't go into anything contemplating failure, because if you did, you wouldn't make it. "
Simon Cowell
Did
Failure
Because
" The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British. "
Simon Cowell
Work Ethic
Young
Me
" When you get your first pay cheque, it's the best feeling in the world. "
Simon Cowell
First
Best
You
" I can't admit things; that's why I can't go to funerals and stuff like that. I find it very, very difficult to deal with that kind of reality. I shut myself off totally because it affects me so badly. "
Simon Cowell
Kind
Admit
Reality