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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" I'd never take a job where I had to do something that I didn't want to do. "

" It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence. "

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

" 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 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? "

" 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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" 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 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. "

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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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" 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. "

" 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. "

" You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you. "

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