I listen to blues music a lot and that's a good person feeling bad and celebrating that pain by releasing it in that kind of joyous fashion.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

No such thing as spare time, no such thing as free time, no such thing as down time. All you got is life time. Go.

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.

I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.

There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

Whenever you are seeking for too long, it is because you are rushing. Whenever you are not finding, it is because you don’t want to seek.

Worried moonI'm afraid of what's to comeWorried moonYeah, tell me what you knowWorried moonYou see further down the roadWorried moon

Who's to say? Life is not, as we are taught, a matter of seeking answers, but rather learning which are the questions we should ask.

The dark uneasy world of family life - where the greatest can fail and the humblest succeed.

We weren't trying to walk him; he just wouldn't swing at any bad pitches.

No nation has the right to make decisions for another nation; no people for another people.

Inspiration is everywhere! I think you just have to have your eyes open.

Things are tougher than we are, just As earth will always respond However we mess it about.

God doesn't look at just what we give. He also looks at what we keep.

A kid of your age---any kid---could get hold of matches if she wanted to, burn up the house or whatever. But not many do. Why would they want to?