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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: 46
Born: 1978
Born: November 30
Actor
Musician
Politician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Raleigh
North Carolina
Clayton Holmes Aiken
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Influence
Money

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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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I don't understand why people like me! It doesn't make any sense!
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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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I'm not different. I'm not different at all. The wrapping is different but the gift is still the same.
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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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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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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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You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you.
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I auditioned just for fun.
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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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Because I'm from North Carolina, you think I'm the Andy Griffith show, or something?
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I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I'm trying to be Miss America, but the most important responsibility a celebrity has is to set an example and be a role model.
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Well, financially it's a little bit better. But it's better than than when I was a teacher. But I kind of - it's allowed me to buy a house. And I've been able to help my mother with some stuff and my brother. So, that's nice.
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I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they did. They went shopping for me, so the clothes are different too. It wasn't like Extreme Makeover where I got a nose job or anything.
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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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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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I'm tired and I don't know what day it is.
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I kind of had my life planned out for me. I'd be married at some point, have, you know, 1.5 children, and be a principal possibly one day. But I think that that was kind of my problem. I allowed myself to plan out my life and didn't let provident direction guide my life.
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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 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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