Ozzy Osbourne

Bat-biting, reality TV

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Sayings by Ozzy Osbourne

I'm not a very good chef. I can only make toast.

2002 — The Osbournes, TV Show
Humorous Unverifiable

I'm not a very good athlete. I can't even run a mile.

2000s — Interview
Humorous Unverifiable

I'm not a very good swimmer. I'm afraid of the water.

2002 — The Osbournes, TV Show
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I'm not a very good driver. I've had my license suspended a few times.

2000s — Interview
Humorous Unverifiable

I'm not a very good student. I always failed my exams.

2002 — The Osbournes, TV Show
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I'm not a very good father. I always forget my kids' birthdays.

2000s — Interview
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I've been sober for fucking years, but I still get loaded. I just don't drink.

2010 — Interview with Rolling Stone
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I don't regret any of the drugs I took. The only drugs I regret are the ones I didn't take.

2013 — Interview with The Telegraph
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I bit the head off a bat, and people think I'm fucking nuts. But I've done worse things when I was drunk.

2013 — Interview with Howard Stern
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Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most!

Undated, but widely circulated — Various interviews, often attributed to him reflecting on his life.
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Maybe it's not too late to learn how to love and forget how to hate.

2010 (book publication) / Undated — I Am Ozzy (autobiography) / Various interviews
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Hating people isn't a productive way of living.

2010 (book publication) / Undated — I Am Ozzy (autobiography) / Various interviews
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The bottom line is I don't believe in a bloke called God in a white suit who sits on a fluffy cloud any more than I believe in a bloke called the Devil with a three-pronged fork and a couple of horns. But I believe that there's day, there's night, there's good, there's bad, there's black, there's white. If there is a God, it's nature. If there's a Devil, it's nature.

2010 — I Am Ozzy (autobiography)
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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.

Undated — Undated interview/statement
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I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow and I can't relive yesterday but I live in the moment if I can.

Undated — Undated interview/statement
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It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes.

Undated — Undated interview/statement
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I used to get upset by people not understanding me, but I've made a career out of it now.

Undated / 2010 — Undated interview/statement, also in 'I Am Ozzy'
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The power of people, when they focus on something positive, never fails to amaze me.

2010 — I Am Ozzy (autobiography)
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As long as there are kids who are pissed off and have no real way in venting out that anger, heavy metal will live on.

Undated — Undated interview/statement
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I'm a lunatic by nature, and lunatics don't need training – they just are.

2010 — I Am Ozzy (autobiography)
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