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

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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...

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

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

Well, fortunately we found out that the runner-up our particular year was going to get...

Well, fortunately we found out that the runner-up our particular year was going to get...

I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles...

I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles...

In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be...

In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be...

I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity...

I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity...

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...

While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by...

While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by...

Pain happens to everyone. To grow up, to fulfill your potential, to develop into what...

Pain happens to everyone. To grow up, to fulfill your potential, to develop into what...

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'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show,...

I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show,...

I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist....

I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist....

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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

He who gathers money little by little makes it grow.

He who gathers money little by little makes it grow.

Not to watch your workmen is to lose your money.

Not to watch your workmen is to lose your money.