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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: 45
Born: 1978
Born: November 30
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Raleigh
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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 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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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 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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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 never knew that people made a club for me!
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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 know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up, but I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here.
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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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It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.
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I did get a degree in special education.
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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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The message I'll share...is that inclusion is extremely important for kids with and without disabilities.
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I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show, but it was just a TV show.
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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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