I did get a degree in special education.

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 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.

The message I'll share...is that inclusion is extremely important for kids with and without disabilities.

A song can be more than words and music ... when sung with soul a song carries you to another world, to a place where no matter how much pain you feel, you are never alone.

I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles and oversized ears. I'm a geeks. I have tried not to hide who I am or what matters to me.

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.

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

I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I'm trying to be Miss America, but the most important responsibility a celebrity has is to set an example and be a role model.

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.

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.

Don't wait for the right moment to start, start and make each moment right.

Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.

It was her eyes and my eyes and I felt a surging sensation of rightness, of saying the right thing at the right time to the right person.

Information is power. Information empowers. Information is powerless if not applied.

The hardest working person in showbusiness has never been or ever will be a 'famous person'.

Whatever we read from intense curiosity gives us a model of how we should always read.

The nation which reposes on the pillow of political confidence, will sooner or later end its political existence in a deadly lethargy.

Music has been a fantastic guidance for me. I'll be eternally thankful for this guidance.

Paint like a fiend when the idea possesses you.

I am laughably aggressive, and the rest of the band is very laid back, so we mix well.