More than most people, the alcoholic leads a double life. He is very much the actor
BILL W.No matter how unreasonable others may seem, I am responsible for not reacting negatively.
More Bill W. Quotes
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Nowadays my brain no longer races compulsively in either elation, grandiosity, or depression. I have been given a quiet place in bright sunshine.
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No matter how unreasonable others may seem, I am responsible for not reacting negatively.
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Years ago I used to commiserate with all people who suffered. Now I commiserate only with those who suffer in ignorance, who do not understand the purpose and ultimate utility of pain
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We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves would restore us to sanity.
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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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I have become a pupil of the AA movement rather than the teacher.
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Regardless of what is happening around me I will always have the prerogative, and the responsibility, of choosing what happens within me.
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Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.
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Indecision with the passing of time becomes decision.
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How dark it is before the dawn! In reality that was the beginning of my last debauch.
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I am the creator of my own reality. When I [review my day], I know that I must stop judging others.
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Learning how to live in the greatest peace, partnership, and brotherhood with all men and women, of whatever description, is a moving and fascinating adventure.
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No personal calamity is so crushing that something true and great can’t be made of it
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We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired.
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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 it is.
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