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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.

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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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 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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