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"Grace is not a do-it-yourself project."

"We can achieve no liberation from the alcohol obsession until we become willing to deal with those character defects which have landed us in that helpless condition ... fear, anger, and pride ... rebellion and self-righteousness ... laziness and irresponsibility ... foolish rationalization and outright dishonesty ... wrong dependencies and destructive power-driving."

"In the nick of time, and by God's grace, each of us has been enabled to develop a growing sense of the meaning and purpose of his own life."

"My job is to achieve enough humility to see myself in others and to accept both myself and others, by identifying. The willingness to make amends will grow from this act of love."

"Forgiveness entered my life through my heart, not my head."

"You cannot get ahead until you learn to be here."

"Humility is the soil in which all other virtues grow."

"It is impossible to know everyone, but if I try to relate myself with just one other person, something will happen, something remarkable."

"It's a wonderful feeling to know that you don't have to be a god or a goddess, a saint or a genius, to lead a reasonably happy, sober, healthy, communicative, constructive, and useful life -- with some laughter thrown in for good measure."

"Don't regret growing old, it's a privilege denied to many."

“In AA, we slowly learn to stop stewing in our own juice and to start loving other people.”

“I am grateful today that God’s voice is stronger and surer than my occasional negative whispers, comforting me through difficult times, letting me know that I am part of the whole.”

“No self-pity, no anger, no jealousy, no hate. What had this program done to me?”

“I spent the first thirty years making a mess of the life I was given, the next thirty trying to figure out this simple program, and now I can try in the last thirty to loosen up, let life happen, and try to have a little fun.”

“Growing pains are never to be feared, provided I am willing to learn the truth about myself from them.”