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“When I was drinking, I was afraid I was not achieving my potential. Now that I’m sober, I worry that maybe I am.”

“To know yourself is not done just by reviewing your ‘misdeeds’; they are not you ... Your doubts, fears, and apprehensions, your immature cravings, your self-indulgence ... they are all committed by your physical body, guided by false instincts and imagination, instead of by your real self, which is the soul – the spirit within. That is where your conscience is, and your wisdom and your strength – which no one can hurt but you.”

“Whether I conceive of God as a set of immutable cosmic laws or as an old man with a white robe and matching beard is totally and gloriously irrelevant. All that matters are my values and attitudes and how I act upon them.”

“Let us not be afraid of unsettling or boring our comrades by talking about our reactions to whatever is bothering us at a given moment; for this is how we learn to live.”

“It has been the actions of others that has given me unfailing support throughout my sobriety. It also shows how I am to respond to those whom I can help. I am responsible to see that the hand of AA is available to anyone.”

“It isn’t possible for all of us to be loners.”

“I went to Paris when I was young to become an artist. I wanted to be rich and famous, but God had another plan. I’m neither rich nor famous. Instead, I got sober.”

“After so many years of being a hazard, a public nuisance at best, I feel obliged to do something positive.”

“There is always grace for the days I’m helpless.”

“We've resolved never to allow either money or the management of our necessary affairs to obscure our spiritual aims.”

“’Yes, we AAs were once a burden on everybody. We were “takers.” Now that we are sober, and by the grace of God have become responsible citizens of the world, why shouldn’t we now about-face and become ‘thankful givers’! Yes, it is high time we did!”

“In AA’s Eleventh Step I find that I build today the road I travel tomorrow.”

“My prayers are usually brief and to the point. ‘Help!’ is one I use often.”

“The emotional balance that eluded me is returning with prayer.”

“I know that I am not a total loss, even when I think I am. I know that freedom and usefulness, love, outgoingness, and sharing are the important things in life.”