--- title: "28 12 step Quotes by 22 authors" description: "Browse 28 12 step quotes by 22 authors. Discover the best 12 step sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/catherine-devrye-31254_12-step_if-you-find-a-path-with-no-obstacles-it_126808.png" --- > [If you find a path with no obstacles, it likely leads nowhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-devrye/if-you-find-a-path-with-no-obstacles-it-likely-leads-nowhere/) [Catherine DeVrye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-devrye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/catherine-devrye-31254_12-step_if-you-find-a-path-with-no-obstacles-it_126808.png) > [Formula for failure: Try to please everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-bayard-swope/formula-for-failure-try-to-please-everybody/) [Herbert Bayard Swope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-bayard-swope/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e9/herbert-bayard-swope-51692_12-step_formula-for-failure-try-to-please-everyb_2437056.png) > [The 12-step chocolate program: NEVER BE MORE THAN 12 STEPS AWAY FROM CHOCOLATE!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-moore/the-12-step-chocolate-program-never-be-more-than-12-steps-away-from/) [Terry Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/terry-moore-45881_12-step_the-12-step-chocolate-program-never-be-m_800332.jpg) > [“The 12-step chocoholics program: Never be more than 12 steps away from chocolate!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-moore/the-12-step-chocoholics-program-never-be-more-than-12-steps-away-from/) [Terry Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb1/terry-moore-45881_12-step_the-12-step-chocoholics-program-never-be_720183.jpg) > [If you always do what you did, you'll always get what you got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-diamond/if-you-always-do-what-you-did-you-ll-always-get-what-you-got/) [Marian Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-diamond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/marian-diamond-88124_12-step_if-you-always-do-what-you-did-you-ll-alw_1214147.png) > [I spent a year in a 12-step program, really committed, because I could not believe what had happened - that I might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-spent-a-year-in-a-12-step-program-really-committed-because-i-could/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb5/carrie-fisher-927_12-step_i-spent-a-year-in-a-12-step-program-real_2866165.jpg) > [I think we need a 12-step group for non-stop talkers. We're going to call it On and On Anon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-poundstone/i-think-we-need-a-12-step-group-for-non-stop-talkers-we-re-going-to/) [Paula Poundstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-poundstone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4eb/paula-poundstone-7706_12-step_i-think-we-need-a-12-step-group-for-non_3193524.jpg) > [There's really only one true path to recovery that's using the 12 step program and finding a belief in something greater than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-sixx/there-s-really-only-one-true-path-to-recovery-that-s-using-the-12/) [Nikki Sixx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-sixx/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/nikki-sixx-1436_12-step_there-s-really-only-one-true-path-to-rec_1557457.png) > [My spiritual system is 12-step programs. That's the only one I've ever had. I didn't have one before that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-earle/my-spiritual-system-is-12-step-programs-that-s-the-only-one-i-ve-ever/) [Steve Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/steve-earle-2893_12-step_my-spiritual-system-is-12-step-programs_436144.png) > [ So you \[Nicholas Kristof\] have got this new column out, 12 steps for people who say are traumatized by the \[ Donald Trump\] election. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/so-you-nicholas-kristof-have-got-this-new-column-out-12-steps-for/) [Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c6/tucker-carlson-1798_12-step_so-you-nicholas-kristof-have-got-this-ne_792033.png) > [One of the 12 steps is to admit that you're powerless, but I think that's bullshit. I think it's important to empower…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zachary-cole-smith/one-of-the-12-steps-is-to-admit-that-you-re-powerless-but-i-think/) [Zachary Cole Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zachary-cole-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d35/zachary-cole-smith-11978_12-step_one-of-the-12-steps-is-to-admit-that-you_294659.jpg) > [We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-w/we-admitted-we-were-powerless-over-alcohol-that-our-lives-had-become/) [Bill W](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-w/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/bill-w-20063_12-step_we-admitted-we-were-powerless-over-alcoh_2457128.png) > [You know, there's a 12 step program for gambling. You should look into that. Twelve steps. Coyote laughed. I'll bet I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-moore/you-know-there-s-a-12-step-program-for-gambling-you-should-look-into/) [Christopher Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ee/christopher-moore-353_12-step_you-know-there-s-a-12-step-program-for-g_2176125.png) > [ I'll go through all of \[12 steps for people who say are traumatized by the election\], but a sample: Volunteer to fight… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/i-ll-go-through-all-of-12-steps-for-people-who-say-are-traumatized-by/) [Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/tucker-carlson-1798_12-step_i-ll-go-through-all-of-12-steps-for-peop_707927.png) > [I think 12-step programs really work, rehab really works, certain types of therapies and talking to other addicts really work. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-cheever/i-think-12-step-programs-really-work-rehab-really-works-certain-types/) [Susan Cheever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-cheever/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/susan-cheever-19005_12-step_i-think-12-step-programs-really-work-reh_1330565.jpg) > [“The punishment approach and bad consequences approach to treatment is the kind of thinking that is prevalent in every residential substance abuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-prentiss/the-punishment-approach-and-bad-consequences-approach-to-treatment-is/) [Chris Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-prentiss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/chris-prentiss-3634_12-step_the-punishment-approach-and-bad-conseque_1794672.jpg) > [With the 12-step program, if you don't subscribe to that way of life completely, it can be seen as failing, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-martin/with-the-12-step-program-if-you-don-t-subscribe-to-that-way-of-life/) [Mae Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbc/mae-martin-14626_i-think_with-the-12-step-program-if-you-don-t-su_1391679.jpg) > [“Are you repeating someone else's narrative, taking it for granted? Talk therapy sessions and 12-step recovery shares help develop the ability to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-katehakis/are-you-repeating-someone-else-s-narrative-taking-it-for-granted-talk/) [Alexandra Katehakis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-katehakis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/alexandra-katehakis-14291_12-step_are-you-repeating-someone-else-s-narrati_1186906.jpg) > [“We create our own 12-Step program, every Step of the way. We create it piece by piece as we work our way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-cleveland/we-create-our-own-12-step-program-every-step-of-the-way-we-create-it/) [Martha Cleveland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-cleveland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/martha-cleveland-70164_12-step_we-create-our-own-12-step-program-every_2319494.jpg) > [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…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/104/bucky-sinister-30560_12-step_non-mainstream-people-seem-to-balk-at-th_2807450.jpg) > [While in the clinic, I discovered I had problems with concentration, motivation, attitude, and temper. I have found a new way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/while-in-the-clinic-i-discovered-i-had-problems-with-concentration/) [Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/albert-belle-18593_12-step_while-in-the-clinic-i-discovered-i-had-p_1244150.jpg) > [“In the seventy-six years since AA was created, 12-step programs have expanded to include over three hundred different organizations, focusing on such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lance-dodes/in-the-seventy-six-years-since-aa-was-created-12-step-programs-have/) [Lance Dodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lance-dodes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/lance-dodes-29597_12-step_in-the-seventy-six-years-since-aa-was-cr_3002250.jpg) > [I used to think, "I can't go to these meetings because they'll make me believe in God. Make me go to church."…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b3/bucky-sinister-30560_12-step_i-used-to-think-i-can-t-go-to-these-meet_293469.jpg) > [I talk to people who go to rehab, and they get this AA book that they've got to read everyday - really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reginald-arvizu/i-talk-to-people-who-go-to-rehab-and-they-get-this-aa-book-that-they/) [Reginald Arvizu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reginald-arvizu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/reginald-arvizu-46217_12-step_i-talk-to-people-who-go-to-rehab-and-the_88970.jpg) > [“AA purports to be open to anyone, as it is stated in Tradition Tree, "The only requirement for AA membership is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-prentiss/aa-purports-to-be-open-to-anyone-as-it-is-stated-in-tradition-tree/) [Chris Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-prentiss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3e/chris-prentiss-3634_12-step_aa-purports-to-be-open-to-anyone-as-it-i_1015763.jpg) > [“In 1935, when there were no other programs, the founders of AA, Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith, stepped up to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-prentiss/in-1935-when-there-were-no-other-programs-the-founders-of-aa-bill-2/) [Chris Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-prentiss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/chris-prentiss-3634_12-step_in-1935-when-there-were-no-other-program_2871950.jpg) > [“In 1935, when there were no other programs, the founders of AA, Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith, stepped up to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-prentiss/in-1935-when-there-were-no-other-programs-the-founders-of-aa-bill/) [Chris Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-prentiss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/chris-prentiss-3634_12-step_in-1935-when-there-were-no-other-program_2409392.jpg) > [I'm always looking for context in which people tell stories. In "Fight Club" it's these support groups for dying people, and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/i-m-always-looking-for-context-in-which-people-tell-stories-in-fight/) [Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cce/chuck-palahniuk-37_12-step_i-m-always-looking-for-context-in-which_1459613.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/12-step/#itemlist", "name": "12 step Quotes", "numberOfItems": 28, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you find a path with no obstacles, it likely leads nowhere.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Catherine DeVrye" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-devrye/if-you-find-a-path-with-no-obstacles-it-likely-leads-nowhere/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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