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I auditioned just for fun.
I really love live performing!
I did get a degree in special education.
I'm tired and I don't know what day it is.
Every kiss is a kiss you can never get back.
I never knew that people made a club for me!
I am never going to sound like Johnny Mathis.
I'm being trained to shake the bon-bon appropriately.
Love others and as you do, that love will return to you.
I'd hate to have a job where I had to be rude to people.
It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.
Actually, I dont hate cats, Im just kind of afraid of them.
Actually, I don't hate cats, I'm just kind of afraid of them.
I'm religious. I think this is something God had planned for me.
I don't understand why people like me! It doesn't make any sense!
There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure.
I'd never take a job where I had to do something that I didn't want to do.
I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act.
And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on.
I had the greatest time on Broadway and made friends I never expected to make!
The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall.
As long as you're living right, then you don't have to worry about what people see.
Because I'm from North Carolina, you think I'm the Andy Griffith show, or something?
But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much.
It's a whole team of people working 24 hours around the clock to make me look like this.
It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do.
I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could still say 'You stink'.
You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you.
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 was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old.
The only reason people go to bars is to get drunk and have sex. To me, bars are what hell is like.
While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by nothing but support.
My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.
I'm not different. I'm not different at all. The wrapping is different but the gift is still the same.
The message I'll share...is that inclusion is extremely important for kids with and without disabilities.
When the answer to all my dreams is as close as a touch away, why am I here holding back what I'm trying to say?
No matter what the situation you're in, if you're raised in a loving environment, that's the most important thing.
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.
UNICEF is working for the survival of children worldwide. What can we do to get more Americans committed to the cause?
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.
I appreciate the idea of allowing people to have their own private walk with God. To me, God is about love, not condemnation.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people.
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.
Pain happens to everyone. To grow up, to fulfill your potential, to develop into what God wants you to be-this process takes support. No one succeeds alone.
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.