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" 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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" I kind of had my life planned out for me. I'd be married at some point, have, you know, 1.5 children, and be a principal possibly one day. But I think that that was kind of my problem. I allowed myself to plan out my life and didn't let provident direction guide my life. "

" 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. "

" I'm being trained to shake the bon-bon appropriately. "

" In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people. "

" I'm religious. I think this is something God had planned for me. "

" And I think that when I finally decided to let go and let God and allow that to happen, I became a lot more successful than I could have done if I had planned it all myself. "

" I want to make sure that no matter how long I go through this, I don't fall into the trap of changing and modifying how I do things that aren't a positive example. I want to remain somebody that the entire family can listen to or watch. "

" I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old. "

" 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. "

" There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure. "

" 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. "

" It's a whole team of people working 24 hours around the clock to make me look like this. "

" I am never going to sound like Johnny Mathis. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't really feel like I have anybody to answer to but myself and God and the people I love. "

" My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage. "

" I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show, but it was just a TV show. "

" I had a Spanish teacher in high school. I rarely got in trouble in her room because I felt I was disappointing her if I got a bad grade. That had more power over me than teachers who told me I talked too much. That level of respect I had for her made me not want to fail for her. "

" And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on. "

" I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they did. They went shopping for me, so the clothes are different too. It wasn't like Extreme Makeover where I got a nose job or anything. "

" I thought about that the other day after I went to the grocery store and had to sign fifteen autographs before leaving. On one hand, it's just so flattering. On the other hand, sometimes it would be nice to get the bread and leave, you know? "

" 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. "

" I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act. "

" I did get a degree in special education. "

" It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do. "

" I'd hate to have a job where I had to be rude to people. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall. "