Quote March 1 2014
"If I want to be of some use to someone (my family, my employer, my community) then I can be a leader by becoming a servant. This is one of those crazy paradoxes we find all over the AA program: being a servant to be a leader."
Humbolt, Saskatchewan, February 1996 "I Wish You Well" AA Grapevine
Quote March 2 2014
"I started to understand that while I didn't believe in churches, I had to see that something or someone was working in my life that hadn't been there before."
Naples, Italy, January 1994 "Get With the Program" Beginner's Book: Getting and Staying Sober in AA
Quote March 3 2014
"Ever deepening humility, accompanied by an ever greater willingness to accept and to act upon clear obligations -- these are truly our touchstones for all growth in the life of the spirit."
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1966 "The Guidance of AA's World Affairs" The Language of the Heart
Quote March 4 2014
"Alcoholics have short memories."
Paradise, Calif., October 2003 "'How It Works Works for Me" Beginner's Book: Getting and Staying Sober in AA