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" But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much. "
Clay Aiken
Life
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" I'd never take a job where I had to do something that I didn't want to do. "
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" In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people. "
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" I mean, that's kind of what this business is about in some ways. You're trying to make everybody like you. But you can't do that. You can't force everybody - anybody to like you if they're just not willing to do it. "
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" I'm religious. I think this is something God had planned for me. "
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" I don't really feel like I have anybody to answer to but myself and God and the people I love. "
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" The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall. "
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" It's a whole team of people working 24 hours around the clock to make me look like this. "
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" It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do. "
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" I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities. "
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" If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. "
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" You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you. "
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Know
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" I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old. "
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" I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up. But I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here. "
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" There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure. "
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" It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I make a difference, but I want to make sure that I do. "
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" I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I'm trying to be Miss America, but the most important responsibility a celebrity has is to set an example and be a role model. "
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Know
Trying
" I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that. "
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Hide
Going
" I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist. "
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" I had the greatest time on Broadway and made friends I never expected to make! "
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" I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could still say 'You stink'. "
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" Well, fortunately we found out that the runner-up our particular year was going to get a record contract also. So it was kind of a - it was bitter sweet but it was an opportunity. "
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Year
Kind
" I really love live performing! "
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Really
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" I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act. "
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Obligation
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" I did get a degree in special education. "
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Graduation
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Special
" I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life. "
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" Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not changing because they think it's going to sell better. This is going to sound horrible, but I got 12 million votes doing what I did. "
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" I auditioned just for fun. "
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" I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need to know - my beginnings and my ends. I don't have to be in control of it, but I need to know what's going on. "
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" It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence. "
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" And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on. "
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