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I never want to produce anything that a family could not enjoy together. I never want to create art that would embarrass my own children later.

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Art, Children, Together

Clay Aiken (2004). “Learning to Sing”, p.10, Harper Collins

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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. I want to make sure that no matter how long I go through this, I don't fall into the trap of changing and modifying how I do things that aren't a positive example. I want to remain somebody that the entire family can listen to or watch.

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Fall, Responsibility, America

Reuters, February 22, 2004.

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Clive [Davis] tried to tell me that saying certain words in a song - or as he says, 'putting some balls into it' - isn't bad, it's just strong emotion. Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not changing because they think it's going to sell better. This is going to sound horrible, but I got 12 million votes doing what I did.

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Song, Strong, Kids

"Building a Better Pop Star". Interview with Josh Tyrangiel, content.time.com. October 5, 2003.

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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.

Clay Aiken

Tv Shows, Special, Tvs

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It's important that I make a difference in some way. If it's performing and touching someone that way, that's great; if it's being a teacher and helping some kid understand something, that's even better.

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Teacher, Kids, Differences

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Everyone deserves the best start in life, which is what UNICEF is working to provide the world's most vulnerable children. Education is essential to a child's development. I hope that as an Ambassador I can encourage people to join UNICEF's mission to make education a reality for children throughout the world.

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Education, Children, Reality

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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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Congratulations, Thinking, Tv Shows

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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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Opportunity, Sight, Careers

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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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School, Kids, Opportunity

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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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Nice, Hands, Leaving

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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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Sweet, Opportunity, Years

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The biggest problem I had - and the biggest problem teenagers have - is not how they dress, how they look or how they act or talk. It's how they see themselves - their self-esteem. In the tenth grade, I realized I am who I am. I've got big ears and big feet. I can etiher sulk around or I can be happy with who I am. The minute I decided to be confident with who I was, all that other stuff stopped. It's all in the way you carry yourself.

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Self Esteem, Teenager, Who I Am

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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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Honesty, What Matters, Who I Am

Clay Aiken (2004). “Learning to Sing”, p.5, Harper Collins

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I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could still say 'You stink'.

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Degrees, Stink, Shows

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I did get a degree in special education.

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Inspirational, Funny, Graduation

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I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that.

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Children, Lying, Way

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Actually, I dont hate cats, Im just kind of afraid of them.

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Hate, Cat, Kind

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I really love live performing!

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Performing

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I never knew that people made a club for me!

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People, Clubs, Made

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I'm tired and I don't know what day it is.

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Tired, I'm Tired, Knows

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Perseverance. I got cut twice. I got cut in Charlotte. I didn't have to go to Atlanta to audition. I could have said, "I'm not cut out for this." But I said, "I think I'm better than that, I can go try again." So I went to Atlanta and I made it through. Then I got cut the first time around. I could have told them I didn't want to come back for the Wild Card show but I did and look how far I got.

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Perseverance, Cutting, Thinking

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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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Business, Mean, Trying

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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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Team, People, Looks

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I auditioned just for fun.

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Fun, Just For Fun

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I don’t really do New Year’s resolutions because I don’t think you should have to wait until December to start working on how to change yourself. I think if you’ve got a problem, you need to fix it now.

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New Year, Thinking, Should Have

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Born: November 30, 1978
Occupation: Singer-songwriter
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