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

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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. "

" I really love live performing! "

" While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by nothing but support. "

" 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 went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" Well, financially it's a little bit better. But it's better than than when I was a teacher. But I kind of - it's allowed me to buy a house. And I've been able to help my mother with some stuff and my brother. So, that's nice. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could still say 'You stink'. "

" 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 auditioned just for fun. "

" But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" I did get a degree in special education. "