And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on.

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.

The greatest requirement placed on fallen humanity was not one of responsibility but one of relationship. (The Lonesome God)

...this is what death does to you, it takes and takes, so that all that is left of your memories is a faint tracing of spilled ash.

You can't get saved if you don't play.

Some consider UNIX to be the second most important invention to come out of AT&T Bell Labs after the transistor.

I only enjoy legs day! For my training, it's sort of vital and I've learned to love it, I think.

My goal would be trying to bring some light to the world, which is often a dark and violent place.

I had a lot of enthusiasms that were very contradictory, I was never very doctrinaire in the type of design I wanted to do.

A website without SEO is like a car with no gas.

...the highest sign of friendship is that of giving another the privilege of sharing your inner thought.