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“When I stopped living in the problem and began living in the answer, the problem went away.”
― Alcoholics Anonymous

“I have found that the process of discovering who I really am begins with knowing who I really don't want to be.”
― Alcoholics Anonymous

“We have learned that the satisfaction of instincts cannot be the sole aim of our lives.”
― Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

“It will take time to clear away the wreck. Though old buildings will eventually be replaced by finer ones, the new structures will take years to complete.”
― Alcoholics Anonymous

“To this day, I am amazed at how many of my problems - most of which had nothing to do with drinking, I believed - have become manageable or have simply disappeared since I quit drinking.”
― Alcoholics Anonymous

“You can’t go back and make a new start, but you can start right now and make a brand new ending.”
― James R. Sherman, Rejection

“There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty.”
― Alcoholics Anonymous

“To be vital, faith must be accompanied by self sacrifice and unselfish, constructive action.”
― Alcoholics Anonymous

“Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need - a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink; for thirst is a dangerous thing. ”
― Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat