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.

Quote by Clay Aiken

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

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

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 decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with...

I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with...

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 did get a degree in special education.

I did get a degree in special education.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Well, financially it's a little bit better. But it's better than than when I was...

Well, financially it's a little bit better. But it's better than than when I was...

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.

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 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...

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

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

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...

Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even...

Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even...

The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to...

The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to...