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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. "
Clay Aiken
Know
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Sometimes
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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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" My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage. "
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" Actually, I don't hate cats, I'm just kind of afraid of them. "
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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 don't really feel like I have anybody to answer to but myself and God and the people I love. "
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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 am never going to sound like Johnny Mathis. "
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" But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much. "
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" 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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" 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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" I did get a degree in special education. "
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Special
" I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act. "
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" The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall. "
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" No matter what the situation you're in, if you're raised in a loving environment, that's the most important thing. "
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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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" It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence. "
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