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 did get a degree in special education.

I did get a degree in special education.

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...

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...

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....

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.

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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 auditioned just for fun.

I auditioned just for fun.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Who says that there is no gain without pain, there is enough but all just...

Who says that there is no gain without pain, there is enough but all just...

The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will...

The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will...

You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt him, but in business...

You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt him, but in business...