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

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

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

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.
Clay Aiken

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

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

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

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.
Clay Aiken

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

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

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

There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure.
Clay Aiken

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.
Clay Aiken

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.
Clay Aiken

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.
Clay Aiken

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

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