"We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book."
—from the Foreword to the First Edition of the AA Text
"An alcoholic is a fellow who is 'trying to get his religion out of a bottle,' when what he really wants is unity within himself, unity with God...." —Bill Wilson, AA co-founder
"We hope we have made clear the distiction between the alcoholic and the non-alcoholic. If when you honestly wantto, ou find you cannot qujit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take, you are probably acoholic. If that be the case, you may be suffering from an illness which only a spiritual experience will conquer." —page 44, AA text"None of us would be here today if somebody hadn’t taken time to explain things to us, to give us a little pat on the back, to take us to a meeting or two, to do numerous little kind and thoughtful acts in our behalf. So let us never get such a degree of smug complacency that we’re not willing to extend, or attempt to extend, to our less fortunate brothers that help which has been so beneficial to us."
—Dr. Bob