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 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....

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

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

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 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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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

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

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 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.

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.

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...

I did get a degree in special education.

I did get a degree in special education.

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...

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...