Clay Aiken Quotes (53 Quotes)

The greatest glory never comes from winning, but from rising each time you fall. A person is defined by what he chooses to do with his life, not by what happens to him.

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.

The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall.

It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do.

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.

I had a lady who sent me a letter, ... She went on to describe how she and her husband had sex to videos of me on the show. And last night I had a lady who had a sign that said, 'Clay you scratch my itch.'

You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you.

I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act.

I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old.

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.

I spent years and years in middle school getting picked on, so I'm kind of used it,

But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much.

It's very rare that you get to go up and meet fans and especially at their house and surprise them. To come and knock on somebody's door is kind of a neat experience.

I did get a degree in special education.

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.

I don't understand why people like me It doesn't make any sense

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.

...as long as you're living right, then you don't have to worry about what people see.

I'm gonna do my best to try to be in this seat on Sunday night myself.

She's excellent. It's really great to have somebody, we see eye to eye, ear to ear, I guess, on a lot of the stuff that we both like. She helps me figure out how to slow down and that we make sure that this next album is as good as it can be.

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

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.

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

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.

There are 120 million kids in the world right now who don't go to school. Who have no education - who have no access to education.

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.

While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by nothing but support.

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.

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

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?

And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on.

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.

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.

I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show, but it was just a TV show.

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.

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.

I auditioned just for fun.

Whether this ride lasts for one year or 10 years, I want to have a home base.

I believe God has a plan. God has a direction for me. He may put me on a few detours, but the path with ultimately reveal itself. My job is to be a decent human being no matter how rocky the road gets.

I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they did. They went shopping for me, so the clothes are different too. It wasn't like Extreme Makeover where I got a nose job or anything.

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.

I'm being trained to shake the bon-bon appropriately.

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

First of all, I usually don't watch (the talk shows) and someone else will tell me about them. And, heck, half the time, I think it's funny.

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.

Heck, it's just as insulting as when someone like you interviews me and asks a question like that, no matter how you word it. It's part of the game. You just do it.

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.

It's a whole team of people working 24 hours around the clock to make me look like this.

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.

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.