Simon Cowell Quotes

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

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I AmMeThinkSomeoneYouBack

John Williams is, without question, talented. He writes very good scores and very good melodies and all that.

Andre Previn

GoodQuestionWithoutHeMelodies

People always say life is short. I've never been convinced of that - mine seems to have a tendency to go on and on.

John Malkovich

LifePeopleLife Is ShortShortGo

The creative process is not controlled by a switch you can simply turn on or off; it's with you all the time.

Alvin Ailey

TimeCreativeProcessYouTurnOff

When I started on my research, I never expected I could invent the LED and laser diode.

Shuji Nakamura

ResearchNeverStartedLaserLed

In many ways, the North won the Civil War militarily and then lost the peace. You know, a group of writers, included many Confederate generals, began a school of thought called the Lost Cause in which they began to romanticize the Confederacy.

Ron Chernow

PeaceSchoolWarThoughtYouKnow

Architecture is politics.

Mitch Kapor

PoliticsArchitecture

Seven years ago, my father and I realized that our relationship was extremely unique, especially in the African-American community. He raised me to not only understand the fundamentals of basketball and to try to be a player with a high basketball IQ, but he wanted me to understand that my image and my name meant more than stats.

Allan Houston

FatherRelationshipCommunityMe

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

Plautus

FriendshipFriendBetterHeavenWho

If you look on the fungal genome as being soldier candidates protecting the U.S. as our host defense, not only for the ecosystem but for our population... we should be saving our old-growth forests as a matter of national defense.

Paul Stamets

YouLookMatterSoldierDefense

I spent a lot of my life holding back my cries, and I want to change that because it's not good for me.

Shania Twain

LifeChangeGoodMeMy LifeBack

I know, for myself, I probably work a lot better in that - in the group environment. Only because if I am coming up short, someone else helps.

Thomas Middleditch

WorkMyselfI AmBetterShortKnow

I guess I would just say that in general, one of my weaknesses is that I love everything. There's too much of everything to keep up with it all. I get bored with Silicon Valley technology a lot. I've always had much more of a draw to the people who are doing things for love than the people who are doing things for money.

Tim O'Reilly

LoveTechnologyMoneyPeopleDoing

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