Clay Aiken Quotes

I think that is something that I always like in my work - the sense of inclusion rather than the sense of otherness.

My heart goes out to kids with autism.

Diversity and inclusion are always something industries should strive for.

Hopefully, more and more people will come to understand that a child who's "different from" is not one who is "lesser than."

Just imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we really appreciated each other's differences: Short, tall; Democrat, Republican; black, white; gay, straight-a world in which all of us are equal, but definitely not the same.

There is room for everyone; there is room for every culture, race, language and point of view.

We will embrace you in uniform today, we will embrace you without uniform tomorrow.

I support all people on earth who have bodies like and unlike my body.

I know what it's like to be in the closet! I know what it's like to be bullied and attacked because someone or some group thought I was different or below them... so, I'm coming out of the closet as an ally of equality for everyone; as an ally to hope.

By including children with different learning abilities in mainstream and specialized schools, we can change attitudes and promote respect. By creating suitable jobs for adults with autism, we integrate them into society.

I'm always going to support the LGBT community and equal rights for the LGBT community.

There is no office now closed to a Jew, including the presidency.

To the families of special needs children all across this country I have a message for you: for years you have sought to make America a more welcoming place for your sons and daughters, and I pledge to you that if we're elected, you will have a friend, an advocate, in The White House.

Every one of us is different in some way but for those of us who are more 'different,' we have to put more effort into convincing the less different that we can do the same thing as they can... just differently.

I feel a part of the congregation. I've never had to do special music. The kids sing in the choir. It's just normal. We're treated like everybody else.

That’s true, but all of our rallies were integrated from the standpoint that we welcomed the participation of everybody and discriminated against nobody.

Disabled people should have the same access to democracy as everybody else.

History shows that the more open the intellectual environment, the better minorities will do.

I believe in a passion for inclusion.

LGBTQ people deserve to live, work, raise families, and succeed just like anyone else - and LGBTQ kids deserve to grow up in a country that supports and encourages them.

To grow up in the neighborhood of handicapped people was an important experience for me. I learned back then to treat them in a very normal way.

The more gays and lesbians come out - the more people realize that they have a friend who's gay, which they may not have known before, and they realize this person has the same aspirations and desires and need to be committed and to be part of a community - then they become more accepting.

The path to diversity begins with supporting, mentoring, and sponsoring diverse women and men to become leaders and entrepreneurs.

You make America great by making America available to a wide variety of people.

I have to remember for every kid saying something awful, there's a kid saying something great.