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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. "

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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 had the greatest time on Broadway and made friends I never expected to make! "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 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? "

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

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

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

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

" 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 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 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. "

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

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

" 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'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'. "

" 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 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" No matter what the situation you're in, if you're raised in a loving environment, that's the most important thing. "

" 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. "

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