“ Not being a man of means, I knew that if I did not stay sober enough to earn money, I would run out of liquor. Alcoholics Anonymous
“ No one waits to trap him in a lie. He is told what lies he is getting ready to tell. Alcoholics Anonymous
“ And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and I can find no sere… Alcoholics Anonymous
“ Selfishness, self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they… Alcoholics Anonymous
“ Remember that we deal with alcohol—cunning, baffling, powerful! Without help it is too much for us. But there is One who has all power—that One is God. May you find Him now! Half measures availed us n… Alcoholics Anonymous
“ RIGOROUS HONESTY Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone medi… Alcoholics Anonymous
“ We sometimes hurt those we love because they need to be taught a lesson, when we really want to punish. We were depressed and complained we felt bad, when in fact we were mainly asking for sympathy an… Alcoholics Anonymous
“ Through my years of darkness, some spark of spirit remained in me, helped me survive until I found my way into A.A. Then, nurtured by the program, that inner spirit grew, deepened, until it filled the… Alcoholics Anonymous
“ The feeling of having shared in a common peril is one element in the powerful cement which binds us. Alcoholics Anonymous
“ When you discover a prospect for Alcoholics Anonymous, find out all you can about him. If he does not want to stop drinking, don’t waste time trying to persuade him. You may spoil a later opportunity.… Alcoholics Anonymous
“ Deep down in every man woman and child is the fundamental idea of God. It may be obscured by calamity by pomp by worship of other things but in some form or other it is there. For faith in a Powe… Alcoholics Anonymous
“ As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many… Alcoholics Anonymous
“ It is very difficult for me to come to terms with my spiritual illness because of my great pride, disguised by my material successes and my intellectual power. Intelligence is not incompatible with hu… Alcoholics Anonymous
“ Our behavior is as absurd and incomprehensible with respect to the first drink as that of an individual with a passion, say, for jay-walking. He gets a thrill out of skipping in front of fast-moving v… Alcoholics Anonymous
“ It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. Alcoholics Anonymous
“ Our human resources as marshalled by the will were not sufficient they failed utterly.... Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all our activities. Alcoholics Anonymous
“ Resentment is the number one offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been… Alcoholics Anonymous
“ And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. ... I can find no serenity until I accept that person place thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Alcoholics Anonymous
