137 Quotes by Clay Aiken

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.

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.

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.

Actually, I dont hate cats, Im just kind of afraid of them.

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 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.

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

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.