In the past, I'd sort of know before Ozzy sang something, what he was going to sing. I'd know what sort of way a melody was going to go 'cause of the way he'd approach it.

Yeah, I was with Jethro Tull for three weeks, so what?

It has always been my goal to believe in what I do and love what I do and be true to that.

I didn't follow any rules at all. I made my own.

I hated school. After 15, you went off to college if you were good enough. It didn't appeal to me so I left school. I did what everybody did - get a job.

Learn 2 chords and then get a good lawyer before learning the 3rd.

For me, I've never talked about my private life. It's always been about Black Sabbath. It's strange to open up and talk about me as a young lad, my relationships, marriages and what not.

Eddie Van Halen was probably the most influential.

They sounded really professional because they had two Vox AC 30 amplifiers. I also had an AC 30, so when you looked at it, three AC 30s, three Fenders - bloody hell, it must be a great band!

The hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.

I have found that there are two ways of dealing with men. Either you treat them with respect, or you kill them. Anything in between merely breeds resentment and the desire for revenge.

Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the man handling it knows what he is doing.

It's very lonely bringing up a child on your own.

I always say nothing you can imagine is totally impossible. It might be unlikely, but that's as far as I'll go.

The greatest of all gifts is the power to estimate things at their true worth

If NATO goes in and solves the crisis in Darfur, when the next one comes along Africa's leaders will just sit back.

Every person has parallel tracks. You have your personal life or your life as an artist, or whatever it is you do.

But most importantly, we can all be donors. It does not matter how old you are, your race, where you live; all of us can give the gift of life.

The Athenians govern the Greeks; I govern the Athenians; you, my wife, govern me; your son governs you.