“My son, Jack Osbourne, gets pissed off sometimes. He said to me one day, “Dad, the difference is whether people are laughing with you or at you.””

— Ozzy Osbourne

I said, “As long as they’re laughing, it doesn’t matter.”
“Ozzy Osbourne: The Rolling Stone Interview”, (July 25, 2002)

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