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title: "2 12 step Quotes By Bucky Sinister"
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> [I used to think, "I can't go to these meetings because they'll make me believe in God. Make me go to church." I knew it wasn't right for me before I ever tried it. I was suspicious of anything outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/i-used-to-think-i-can-t-go-to-these-meetings-because-they-ll-make-me/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

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> [Non-mainstream people seem to balk at the idea of 12-step. A lot of us think 12-step recovery means sitting in a church basement full of Republicans and Christians who drink to much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/non-mainstream-people-seem-to-balk-at-the-idea-of-12-step-a-lot-of-us/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

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## More by Bucky Sinister

> [What can I do to become more like my Ideal Image?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/what-can-i-do-to-become-more-like-my-ideal-image/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [Addicts have incredible energy, it's just all directed toward one goal. But what incredible luck and grace addicts have. You hear about it all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/addicts-have-incredible-energy-it-s-just-all-directed-toward-one-goal/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [Get Up is basically the book I wanted to have my first year of sobriety. I wish someone had given me this book a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/get-up-is-basically-the-book-i-wanted-to-have-my-first-year-of/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [I used to think, "I can't go to these meetings because they'll make me believe in God. Make me go to church." I knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/i-used-to-think-i-can-t-go-to-these-meetings-because-they-ll-make-me/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [In our childhoods we either get all the social and emotional and ethical skills we need to be well adjusted adults, or we don't.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/in-our-childhoods-we-either-get-all-the-social-and-emotional-and/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [“Just as others pray daily, you should think to yourself daily about what you can do to be closer to this Ideal Image. Think:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/just-as-others-pray-daily-you-should-think-to-yourself-daily-about/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [Oddly-shaped is a term I've been using because it doesn't sound better or worse than anyone elses. All those other terms like "f\*\*'ed up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/oddly-shaped-is-a-term-i-ve-been-using-because-it-doesn-t-sound/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [“They got drunk and high on a regular basis, but this is a vestige of youth that you either quit while you're young or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/they-got-drunk-and-high-on-a-regular-basis-but-this-is-a-vestige-of/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [Maximum Rocknroll didn't have a map section. How was I supposed to know that Berkeley was not a neighborhood of San Francisco?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/maximum-rocknroll-didn-t-have-a-map-section-how-was-i-supposed-to/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [I think a lot of us who had these oddly shaped childhoods, in some ways we're hyper-capable. We're able to take care of ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/i-think-a-lot-of-us-who-had-these-oddly-shaped-childhoods-in-some/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [Q: What's the difference between a tweaker and an elephant? A: The elephant will eat all your peanut butter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/q-what-s-the-difference-between-a-tweaker-and-an-elephant-a-the/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [Your best days are ahead of you. The movie starts when the guy gets sober and puts his life back together; it doesn't end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/your-best-days-are-ahead-of-you-the-movie-starts-when-the-guy-gets/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [There was my other big misconception. That if I got sober and went to a meeting they'd make me believe in God. Not true.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/there-was-my-other-big-misconception-that-if-i-got-sober-and-went-to/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [Being able to play tragedy for humor rather than pity is a new trick I've learned. For a long time that's what I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/being-able-to-play-tragedy-for-humor-rather-than-pity-is-a-new-trick/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

> [“Q: How do you tell when there's an elephant in the pit? A: Peanut shells on the floor.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bucky-sinister/q-how-do-you-tell-when-there-s-an-elephant-in-the-pit-a-peanut-shells/)

[Bucky Sinister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bucky-sinister/)

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