It was one of the greatest experiences I have ever had in my life to meet Paul McCartney. It was phenomenal.

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.

Nature can counsel nothing but crime.

Shoving feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.

Be prepared for a bit of a stinker! My little lambs always start bleating when told they're not going to Heaven.

Some pray to marry the man they love my prayer will somewhat vary I humbly pray to Heaven above that I love the man I marry.

One can only remember what has been consciously experienced.

Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics.

Life is constantly providing us with new funds, new resources, even when we are reduced to immobility. In life's ledger there is no such thing as frozen assets.

English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did.

There is no country on earth that has done more for our own poor and for the poor around the world. We are not the ones that need to be targeted.

I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I’d rather wait till I go through the problem, and write about the learning that took place.