Clay Aiken Quotes - Page 3

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• I did get a degree in special education.

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  Inspirational, Funny, Graduation

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• I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that.

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  Children, Lying, Way

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• Actually, I dont hate cats, Im just kind of afraid of them.

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  Hate, Cat, Kind

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• 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.

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  Opportunity, Sight, Careers

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

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  Teacher, Retirement, Teaching

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• I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities.

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  School, Kids, Opportunity

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• I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could still say 'You stink'.

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  Degrees, Stink, Shows

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• Perseverance. I got cut twice. I got cut in Charlotte. I didn't have to go to Atlanta to audition. I could have said, "I'm not cut out for this." But I said, "I think I'm better than that, I can go try again." So I went to Atlanta and I made it through. Then I got cut the first time around. I could have told them I didn't want to come back for the Wild Card show but I did and look how far I got.

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  Perseverance, Cutting, Thinking

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• I never knew that people made a club for me!

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  People, Clubs, Made

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• No matter what the situation you're in, if you're raised in a loving environment, that's the most important thing.

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  Important, Matter, Environment

  "Clay Aiken on coming out: 'I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things'" by Gil Kaufman, www.mtv.com. September 24, 2008.

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• The only reason people go to bars is to get drunk and have sex. To me, bars are what hell is like.

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  Sex, People, Drunk

  Clay Aiken, Allison Glock (2004). “Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life”, p.31, Random House

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• I'm tired and I don't know what day it is.

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  Tired, I'm Tired, Knows

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• When the answer to all my dreams is as close as a touch away, why am I here holding back what I'm trying to say?

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  Friendship, Dream, Trying

  Song: This is the Night, Album: Measure of a Man, 2003

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• 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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  Idols, Sixteen, Tvs

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

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  Stars, Exposure, Dies

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• A song is like a smile. If you meet people from another country, even if you don't speak the same language, you know what a smile means. A song works the same way. Music produces feelings that need no translation.

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  Country, Song, Mean

  Clay Aiken, Allison Glock (2004). “Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life”, p.16, Random House

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• I don’t really do New Year’s resolutions because I don’t think you should have to wait until December to start working on how to change yourself. I think if you’ve got a problem, you need to fix it now.

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  New Year, Thinking, Should Have

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• Working with children with autism has provided me with an opportunity to see the world in a different way. I see them strive to overcome obstacles and persevere, and learn to persevere myself. They are my inspiration.

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  Children, Inspiration, Opportunity

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• I think there is a predisposition among Christians that Hollywood is anti-Jesus or anti-Christianity. I was warned I'd have to fight to maintain the freedom to express my beliefs. It's an unfair stereotype, and so far that's been the farthest from the truth. While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by nothing but support.

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  Christian, Jesus, Fighting

  Today's Christian Magazine, November 2005.

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• I really love live performing!

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  Performing

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• I am never going to sound like Johnny Mathis.

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  Sound

  "Clay Aiken Remains Steadfast On His New CD". Interview with Brian Scott Lipton, www.theatermania.com. March 27, 2012.

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• I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need to know - my beginnings and my ends. I don't have to be in control of it, but I need to know what's going on.

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  Thinking, Needs, Might

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• I auditioned just for fun.

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  Fun, Just For Fun

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• I mean, that's kind of what this business is about in some ways. You're trying to make everybody like you. But you can't do that. You can't force everybody - anybody to like you if they're just not willing to do it.

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  Business, Mean, Trying

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• Every kiss is a kiss you can never get back.

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  Philosophy, Kissing, Get Back

  Song: This is the Night, Album: Measure of a Man, 2003

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