We know that if we rebel against doing that which is reasonably possible for us, then we will be penalized. And we will be equally penalized if we presume in ourselves a perfection that simply is not there.
BILL W.We know that if we rebel against doing that which is reasonably possible for us, then we will be penalized. And we will be equally penalized if we presume in ourselves a perfection that simply is not there.
BILL W.Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.
BILL W.We know that permanent sobriety can be attained only by a most revolutionary change in the life and outlook of the individual.
BILL W.I am the creator of my own reality. When I [review my day], I know that I must stop judging others.
BILL W.Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker.
BILL W.Guilt is really the reverse side of the coin of pride. Guilt aims at self-destruction, and pride aims at the destruction of others.
BILL W.I have become a pupil of the AA movement rather than the teacher.
BILL W.Because of our kinship in suffering, our channels of contact have always been charged with the language of the heart.
BILL W.We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given to us without any thought or effort on our part. It just comes! That is the miracle of it.
BILL W.In the wake of my spiritual experience there came a vision of a society of alcoholics.
BILL W.Almost without exception alcoholics are tortured by loneliness.
BILL W.I was soon to be catapulted into what I like to call the fourth dimension of existence. I was to know happiness, peace, and usefulness, in a way of life that is incredibly more wonderful as time passes.
BILL W.No matter how unreasonable others may seem, I am responsible for not reacting negatively.
BILL W.Each day my friend’s simple talk in our kitchen multiplies itself in a widening circle of peace on earth and good will to men.
BILL W.Is sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it is only the first gift of the first awakening.
BILL W.Nowadays my brain no longer races compulsively in either elation, grandiosity, or depression. I have been given a quiet place in bright sunshine.
BILL W.