 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. |
| You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you. |
| 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. |
| There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure. |
| 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 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. |
| 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? |
| Actually, I don't hate cats, I'm just kind of afraid of them. |
| It's a whole team of people working 24 hours around the clock to make me look like this. |
| 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. |
| 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 was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old. |
| 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 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. |
| While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by nothing but support. |
| I'm religious. I think this is something God had planned for me. |
| 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. |
| But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much. |
| The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall. |
| 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. |
