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" You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you. "
Clay Aiken
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" Actually, I don't hate cats, I'm just kind of afraid of them. "
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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. "
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" I'd never take a job where I had to do something that I didn't want to do. "
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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 don't really feel like I have anybody to answer to but myself and God and the people I love. "
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" I'd hate to have a job where I had to be rude to people. "
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" It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence. "
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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? "
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" In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people. "
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" 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 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 am never going to sound like Johnny Mathis. "
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" I auditioned just for fun. "
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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 really love live performing! "
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" There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure. "
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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. "
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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. "
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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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" 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'm being trained to shake the bon-bon appropriately. "
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" The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall. "
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" 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. "
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" While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by nothing but support. "
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" I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show, but it was just a TV show. "
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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. "
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