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.

Quote by Clay Aiken

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Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not...

Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not...

If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has...

If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has...

I mean, that's kind of what this business is about in some ways. You're trying...

I mean, that's kind of what this business is about in some ways. You're trying...

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What...

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What...

I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair...

I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair...

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

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

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

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

And I think that when I finally decided to let go and let God and...

And I think that when I finally decided to let go and let God and...

I believe God has a plan. God has a direction for me. He may put...

I believe God has a plan. God has a direction for me. He may put...

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

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

The greatest glory never comes from winning, but from rising each time you fall. A...

The greatest glory never comes from winning, but from rising each time you fall. A...

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

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

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

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

I kind of had my life planned out for me. I'd be married at some...

I kind of had my life planned out for me. I'd be married at some...

I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could...

I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could...

I thought about that the other day after I went to the grocery store and...

I thought about that the other day after I went to the grocery store and...

A song is like a smile. If you meet people from another country, even if...

A song is like a smile. If you meet people from another country, even if...

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

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

I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they...

I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they...

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

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