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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.

Clay Aiken

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Clay Aiken
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: November 30
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Clayton Holmes Aiken
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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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Because I'm from North Carolina, you think I'm the Andy Griffith show, or something?
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I'd hate to have a job where I had to be rude to people.
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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 don't understand why people like me! It doesn't make any sense!
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Actually, I dont hate cats, Im just kind of afraid of them.
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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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And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on.
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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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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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It's a whole team of people working 24 hours around the clock to make me look like this.
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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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The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall.
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It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I make a difference, but I want to make sure that I do.
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If I'm signing autographs and I see one hundred people in a line I've got to remind myself, That person is one one-hundredth of my day, but to them I'm their day. You know what I mean? Unless they meet J.Lo later on.
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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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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 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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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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