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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.
Clay Aiken
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Clay Aiken
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: November 30
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Clayton Holmes Aiken
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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 never knew that people made a club for 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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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 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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I did get a degree in special education.
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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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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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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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You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you.
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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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