The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall.
From Clay Aiken
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.
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.
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.
I did get a degree in special education.
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.
You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you.
I'd hate to have a job where I had to be rude to people.
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.
It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do.
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