Quotes by Clay Aiken

About Clay Aiken:

Clayton Holmes Grissom is an American singer, songwriter, television personality, actor, author, politician and activist. Aiken was the 2014 Democratic nominee in the North Carolina 2nd congressional district election.
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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 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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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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My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.

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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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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 decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life.

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I did get a degree in special education.

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And I think that when I finally decided to let go and let God and allow that to happen, I became a lot more successful than I could have done if I had planned it all myself.

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I'm religious. I think this is something God had planned for me.

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I don't really feel like I have anybody to answer to but myself and God and the people I love.

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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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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 dir...

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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 really love live performing!

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Actually, I don't hate cats, I'm just kind of afraid of them.

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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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In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people.

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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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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.

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Author Bio

  • NameClay Aiken
  • Descriptionsinger-songwriter, actor, record producer
  • BornNovember 30, 1978
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Musician; Politician