Here are 100 quotes commonly heard in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings, offering wisdom and guidance for those in recovery:
1. “One day at a time.”
2. “Progress, not perfection.”
3. “Easy does it.”
4. “Keep it simple.”
5. “Let go and let God.”
6. “Live and let live.”
7. “This too shall pass.”
8. “First things first.”
9. “Faith without works is dead.”
10. “Take what you need and leave the rest.”
11. “We’re only as sick as our secrets.”
12. “It works if you work it.”
13. “Let it begin with me.”
14. “You can’t think your way into right action, but you can act your way into right thinking.”
15. “Surrender to win.”
16. “Don’t quit before the miracle happens.”
17. “When you’re in your head, you’re in bad company.”
18. “Stay in the solution, not the problem.”
19. “Nothing changes if nothing changes.”
20. “You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.”
21. “Take the next right action.”
22. “Keep coming back.”
23. “Fake it till you make it.”
24. “Gratitude is the attitude.”
25. “We can only keep what we have by giving it away.”
26. “More will be revealed.”
27. “God doesn’t close one door without opening another.”
28. “Expectations are resentments under construction.”
29. “One drink is too many, and a thousand never enough.”
30. “The elevator is broken; take the steps.”
31. “Stay where your feet are.”
32. “A grateful heart doesn’t drink.”
33. “Just for today.”
34. “You’re not alone.”
35. “Turn it over.”
36. “Resentment is the number one offender.”
37. “Serenity is not the absence of conflict but the ability to cope with it.”
38. “Pain is the touchstone of spiritual growth.”
39. “Don’t compare, identify.”
40. “You can’t save your face and your ass at the same time.”
41. “No matter where you go, there you are.”
42. “An attitude of gratitude.”
43. “Don’t look back; you’re not going that way.”
44. “We alcoholics are undisciplined, so we let God discipline us.”
45. “The only way out is through.”
46. “Principles before personalities.”
47. “You didn’t get sick overnight, and you’re not going to get well overnight.”
48. “Willingness is the key.”
49. “Keep the focus on yourself.”
50. “A problem shared is a problem halved.”
51. “You’re only as good as your spiritual condition.”
52. “Keep the plug in the jug.”
53. “Feelings aren’t facts.”
54. “Your worst day sober is better than your best day drunk.”
55. “If nothing changes, nothing changes.”
56. “You don’t have to like it, you just have to do it.”
57. “There’s no chemical solution to a spiritual problem.”
58. “Faith without works is dead.”
59. “You’re not responsible for your first thought, but you are responsible for your second.”
60. “Sobriety is a journey, not a destination.”
61. “Give time time.”
62. “Action is the magic word.”
63. “God could and would if He were sought.”
64. “One is too many, and a thousand never enough.”
65. “The newcomer is the most important person in the room.”
66. “Put down the bat and pick up the feather.”
67. “You don’t have to do this alone.”
68. “Time takes time.”
69. “The program works if you work it.”
70. “Your higher power can restore you to sanity.”
71. “Listen to learn, not to respond.”
72. “Change is a process, not an event.”
73. “The good news is you get your feelings back; the bad news is you get your feelings back.”
74. “People, places, and things.”
75. “Be careful of your thoughts, they become your words.”
76. “HALT: Don’t get too Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired.”
77. “What other people think of me is none of my business.”
78. “Say what you mean, mean what you say, but don’t say it mean.”
79. “First we stay sober, then we grow up.”
80. “Before you speak, ask: Is it kind, is it true, is it necessary?”
81. “It’s the first drink that gets you drunk.”
82. “Stay out of the results.”
83. “There’s a solution.”
84. “This is a ‘we’ program, not a ‘me’ program.”
85. “Take your own inventory.”
86. “A day without a meeting is like a day without sunshine.”
87. “The spiritual life is not a theory.”
88. “You can’t pour from an empty cup.”
89. “Recovery is about progress, not perfection.”
90. “We are not a glum lot.”
91. “Don’t leave before the miracle happens.”
92. “Stick with the winners.”
93. “If you want what we have, do what we do.”
94. “There’s no shame in asking for help.”
95. “Remember your last drink, but don’t live there.”
96. “My best thinking got me here.”
97. “Feelings are temporary.”
98. “Let go of old ideas.”
99. “Life on life’s terms.”
100. “Recovery is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.”
These quotes reflect the shared wisdom and experiences in AA meetings, helping those in recovery maintain sobriety and find strength.
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