Aa Recovery Quotes:
Alcoholics don’t have relationships-they take hostages.
source: Michael Robotham (2006). “Lost: A Novel”, Doubleday Books
topic: Alcoholics Anonymous, Aa Recovery, Hostage, Aa Meeting
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
source: Mother Jones Magazine, Vol.16, No.3, p.77, May - June 1991.
topic: Procrastination, Firsts, Steps, New Projects, Pushing On
I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.
topic: Life, Thank God, May, Aa Meeting, Aa Recovery
topic: Life, God, Christian, Praying To God, Jesus Inspirational
I know why we're here. We're all here because we're not all there.
source: "Why Steven Tyler Needs to Stop" by Christopher R. Weingarten, www.esquire.com. January 20, 2011. 
topic: Alcoholics Anonymous, Aa Meeting, Aa Recovery, Alcohol Recovery
Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
source: Helen Keller (2000). “To Love this Life: Quotations”, p.25, American Foundation for the Blind
topic: Doors, Long, Looks, Daily Work, Always Happy
Religion is for people who fear hell, spirituality is for people who have been there.
topic: Clever, People, Spirituality, Inspirational Recovery, 12 Step Recovery
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.
source: "'I Question America' — Remembering Fannie Lou Hamer’s Famous Speech 50 Years Ago" by Peter Dreier, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 26, 2014.
topic: Tired, Sick, Being Sick, Big Book, Just For Today
Think of the solution, not the problem
source: Terry Goodkind (2015). “Wizard's First Rule”, p.90, Head of Zeus
topic: Thinking, Problem, Prison Break, Alcoholics Anonymous, Aa Meeting
The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well.
topic: Drinking, Humor, People, Alcoholics Anonymous, Aa Meeting
Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
topic: Funny, Faith, Time, Life Philosophy, Inspirational Addiction Recovery
source: Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.234, Paradise Publishing
topic: Recovery, Fate, Praying, Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovering
What people think of you is none of your business.
source: Twitter post from Jun 24, 2012
topic: Life, Missing You, Recovery, None Of Your Business, Stop Caring
Get off the cross, we need the wood.
source: Song: Big Wheel, Album: American Doll Posse, 2007
topic: Jesus, Recovery, Needs, Big Book, Just For Today
When the student is ready the teacher will appear.
topic: Inspirational, Education, Wisdom, Live And Learn, Appearing
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
topic: Funny, Sarcastic, Witty, Quantum Leap, Perfectionism
What goes around, comes around.
source: Willie Nelson, Turk Pipkin (2006). “The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart”, p.33, Penguin
topic: Karma, Respect, Revenge, Married With Children, Hurting Someone
Without memory, there is no healing. Without forgiveness, there is no future.
topic: Wisdom, Fun, Memories, Alcoholics Anonymous, Aa Meeting
Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.
topic: Recovery, Alcoholics Anonymous, Aa Meeting, Darkroom, 12 Step Recovery
The task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us.
topic: Tasks, Environment, Behinds, Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 Step Recovery
Anything worth doing is worth doing well.
source: Hunter S. Thompson, Jann Wenner (2012). “Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone: The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson”, p.312, Simon and Schuster
topic: Perfection, Excellence, Quality, Quantum Leap, Quality Time
If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
topic: Inspirational, Life, Inspiring, Hurdling Obstacles, Inspirational Adversity
Formula for failure: Try to please everybody.
topic: Failure, Trying, Formulas, Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 Step
source: James Allen (2016). “As a Man Thinketh”, p.7, Xist Publishing
topic: Positive, Men, Want, Power Of Belief, A Man Thinketh
Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
topic: Trust, Faith, Belief, Spiritual Faith, Alcoholics Anonymous
History is the same thing over and over again.
topic: History, Anon, Insanity And Sanity, Special Talents, Mojo
If you find a path with no obstacles, it likely leads nowhere.
topic: Motivation, Path, Obstacles, Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 Step
Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.
topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Today, Pandas, Inspiration And Life
Just a reminder, what other people think of you is none of your business.
source: "The Show". Short video program, www.zefrank.com/theshow/, May 4, 2006.
topic: Thinking, People, Reminders, None Of Your Business, Stop Caring