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title: "3 Twelve-step Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“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/)

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> [“I recovered from recovering so no longer celebrate not doing bad things to defend myself as good. I added new bad for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-spellman/i-recovered-from-recovering-so-no-longer-celebrate-not-doing-bad/)

[Brian Spellman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-spellman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/805/brian-spellman-14055_addict_i-recovered-from-recovering-so-no-longer_2499932.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)

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