Clay Aiken Quotes

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Clay Aiken

Profession : Musician

Birth : November 30, 1978

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

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

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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.

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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 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.

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

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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.

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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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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.

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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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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 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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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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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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