"It must never be forgotten that the purpose……" — Bill W.
"It must never be forgotten that the purpose of Alcoholics Anonymous is to sober up alcoholics. There is no religious or spiritual requirement for membership. No demands are made on anyone. An experience is offered which members may accept or reject. That is up to them."
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34 Quotes by Bill W.
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Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker.
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In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though…
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We lose the fear of making decisions, great and small; as we realize that should our choice prove wrong we…
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The real question is whether we can learn anything from our experiences upon which we may grow and help others…
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I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When…
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For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching has become a…
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Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.
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Learning how to live in the greatest peace, partnership, and brotherhood with all men and women, of whatever description, is…
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Is sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it…
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More than most people, the alcoholic leads a double life. He is very much the actor
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Nothing can be more demoralizing than a clinging and abject dependence upon another human being. This often amounts to the…
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Nothing matters more to AA's future welfare than the manner in which we use the colossus of modern communication. Used…
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Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines…
— Karen Armstrong
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Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to the inner life what choice…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other…
— Saint Augustine
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Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do…
— Marcus Aurelius
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If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets,…
— Teresa of Avila
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The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions.
— James A. Baldwin
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Sometimes I have wrinkles, in the morning. It depends on what kind of night that I had. I accept myself…
— Antonio Banderas
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I tell you the solemn truth, that the doctrine of the Trinity is not so difficult to accept for a…
— Henry Adams
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But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour.
— Abu Bakar Bashir
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Any man who does not accept the conditions of life sells his soul.
— Charles Baudelaire
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During the campaign for re-election, Barack Obama at least made vague references to a willingness to accept $3 trillion of…
— Bob Beauprez
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I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity.
— Simone de Beauvoir
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