I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didnt want to see my kids do the same thing

I don't want you to play me a riff that's going to impress Joe Satriani; give me a riff that makes a kid want to go out and buy a guitar and learn to play.

Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most.

I got rabies shots for biting the head off a bat but that's OK - the bat had to get Ozzy shots.

Maybe it's not too late to learn how to love and forget how to hate.

Sometimes I'm scared of being Ozzy Osbourne. But it could have been worse. I could have been Sting.

If you can laugh at your mistakes, it's a good thing.

My son Jack just got out of rehab, he's 17 years old and he got hooked on Oxycontin and I'm just a little pissed off that he never gave me a few.

Hating people isn’t a productive way of living. So what’s the point in hating anyone? There’s enough hate in the world as it is, without me adding to it.

When you’re in love, it’s not just about the messing around in the sack, it’s about how empty you feel when they’re gone.

You've got to believe in yourself, or no one will believe in you. Imagination is like a bird on the wing, flying free for you to use.

Strong delusions travel like cold germs on a sneeze.

The real plague is willful ignorance and education can't cure that.

I'm a fan of James Frain's work, especially in 'True Blood.' He was so awesome in that show.

I've come to think that flourishing consists of putting yourself in situations in which you lose self-consciousness and become fused with other people, experiences, or tasks.

I love very much the night after every fashion show when I have all those invitations to parties and I stay quiet at home by myself.

This is what it's like to get old: you still feel 19, except your knees hurt...

I've always thought surfing is a reflection of who you are.

Go out and speak for the inarticulate and the submerged.

Man must saturate his daily life in truthful speech, virtuous acts and holy thoughts.

I played team sports, but I never felt like I fitted in that well, so this allowed me to be part of a community but to do it in my own way.