Clay Aiken Kids Quotations

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.

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.

Clive [Davis] tried to tell me that saying certain words in a song- or as he says, ‘putting some balls into it'- isn't bad, it's just strong emotion. 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.

It's important that I make a difference in some way. If it's performing and touching someone that way, that's great; if it's being a teacher and helping some kid understand something, that's even better...

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

There are 120 million kids in the world right now who don't go to school. Who have no education - who have no access to education.