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If it's an 'I', I make sure it's a capital. SIMON COWELL I could just sit back and get someone to spin my achievements, I suppose, but when I see others do i... SIMON COWELL You are a saucy little thing aren't you? SIMON COWELL Rules equal boredom, and I don't like that. SIMON COWELL I've always been petrified of working for a boss who I didn't like but who I was in fear of,... SIMON COWELL The love I have for my ex-girlfriends will always be there, so I think that's true love. SIMON COWELL I get very anti-social, depressed and irritable with people. I don't have time for them. I can... SIMON COWELL I like to know why a video has suddenly gone viral, why a song has broken, why a TV show is suddenly... SIMON COWELL You don't go into anything contemplating failure, because if you did, you wouldn't make it. SIMON COWELL Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people. SIMON COWELL You know what the secret to weight loss is? Don't eat much. SIMON COWELL