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

Clay Aiken

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Clay Aiken
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: November 30
Actor
Musician
Politician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Raleigh
North Carolina
Clayton Holmes Aiken
Money
Fame
Influence

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I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles and oversized ears. I'm a geeks. I have tried not to hide who I am or what matters to me.
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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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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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I don't understand why people like me! It doesn't make any sense!
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I auditioned just for fun.
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I want everyone to vote. I want everyone to be a part of electing officials. Because when we are not a part, when we don't have a very broad voter base, then we don't have true representation.
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If other people choose to believe because I do, great. I want to show people God's love through what I do and who I am. At the same time, I don't feel I need to pass out Bibles at the concert.
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And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on.
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I appreciate the idea of allowing people to have their own private walk with God. To me, God is about love, not condemnation.
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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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The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall.
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I thought about that the other day after I went to the grocery store and had to sign fifteen autographs before leaving. On one hand, it's just so flattering. On the other hand, sometimes it would be nice to get the bread and leave, you know?
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I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life.
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I liked being able to work with all the different producers and take what they brought to the table and bring my own style to it.
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Because I'm from North Carolina, you think I'm the Andy Griffith show, or something?
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UNICEF is working for the survival of children worldwide. What can we do to get more Americans committed to the cause?
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I'd hate to have a job where I had to be rude to people.
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It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do.
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I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist.
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The message I'll share...is that inclusion is extremely important for kids with and without disabilities.
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