From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... every A.A.
group can manage its affairs ...
12&12 p.146,
Tradition Four
But in relation to us, it means very simply that every A.A. group can manage its affairs exactly as it pleases, except when A.A. as a whole is threatened.
2.
... "every A.A.
group had many membership rules.
12&12 p.139,
Tradition Three
3.
"Every A.A.
group ought to be fully ...
12&12 p.160,
Tradition Seven
4.
... Every A.A.
group ought to be fully ...
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
5.
Every A.A.
has found that he can ...
12&12 p.77,
Step Eight
Every A.A. has found that he can make little headway in this new adventure of living until he first backtracks and really makes an accurate and unsparing
survey of the human wreckage he has left in his
wake.
6.
... every A.A.
heart that one day our ...
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
Perhaps the fear will always lurk in every A.A. heart that one day our name will be exploited by somebody
for real cash.
7.
... every A.A.
meeting is an assurance that ...
12&12 p.33,
Step Two
True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith, and every A.A. meeting is an assurance
that God will restore us to sanity if we
rightly relate ourselves to Him.
8.
... every A.A.
member declares that no satisfaction ...
12&12 p.110,
Step Twelve
Practically every A.A. member declares that no satisfaction has been deeper and no joy greater than in a Twelfth Step job well done.
9.
... every A.A.
member's name -- and story, too ...
12&12 p.185,
Tradition Twelve
10.
... every A.A.
must hit bottom first?
12&12 p.24,
Step One
11.
... every A.A.
who has a religious connection ...
12&12 p.98,
Step Eleven
It is to be hoped that every
A.A. who has a religious connection which emphasizes meditation
will return to the practice of that devotion
as never before.
12.
... every abnormal
drinker.
BB p.30,
More About Alcoholism
The idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker.
13.
... every alcoholic
has been marked by escapades, ...
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
Now and then the family will be plagued by spectres from the past, for
the drinking career of
almost every alcoholic has been marked
by escapades, funny, humiliating, shameful
or tragic.
14.
... every alcoholic
has -- that his long period ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
Then he fell victim to a belief which practically
every alcoholic has --
that his long period of sobriety and self-discipline had qualified him to drink as
other men.
15.
... every alcoholic,
he passes into a state ...
BB p.24,
There Is A Solution
At a certain point in the
drinking of every alcoholic, he passes into
a state where the most powerful desire to stop drinking is of absolutely no avail.
16.
... every alcoholic
to read this book through, ...
BB xxxii(xxx),
The Doctor's Opinion
I earnestly advise
every alcoholic to read this book through, and though perhaps he came to scoff, he may remain to pray.
17.
... every alcoholic
who journeys will find a ...
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
Some day we hope that every alcoholic who journeys will find a Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous
at his destination.
18.
... every alcoholic
who journeys will find the ...
BB xv,
Foreword to Second Edition
Our earliest printing
voiced the hope "that every alcoholic who journeys will find the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous
at his destination.
19.
... every alcoholic
would shrug and say, "Oh, ...
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
Relieved of responsibility, every
alcoholic would shrug
and say, "Oh, the Foundation is wealthy --
why should I bother?"
20.
... every argument,
but that now he has ...
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
Dad may feel that for years his drinking has placed him on the wrong side of every argument, but that now he has
become a superior person with God on his side.
21.
... every aspect
of our lives.
BB p.67,
How It Works
22.
Every attempt
failed.
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
23.
... every barrier
of race, creed, politics, and ...
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
Could any then imagine a society which would include
every conceivable kind of character, and cut across every barrier of race, creed, politics, and language
with ease?
24.
... every bit
of information about ourselves and ...
12&12 p.80,
Step Eight
While the purpose of making restitution to others is paramount, it is
equally necessary that
we extricate from an examination of our personal relations every bit of information about ourselves and our fundamental difficulties that we can.
25.
... every boy
in the United States dreams ...
12&12 p.122,
Step Twelve
26.
... every brand
of fire, only to emerge ...
12&12 p.146,
Tradition Four
Children of chaos, we
have defiantly played
with every brand of fire, only to emerge unharmed and, we think, wiser.
27.
... every case
long before it is suspected.
BB p.24,
There Is A Solution
28.
... every case,
pain had been the price ...
12&12 p.75,
Step Seven
29.
... every century,
and it characterizes the lives ...
12&12 p.56,
Step Five
It has been validated in every century, and it characterizes the lives
of all spiritually centered and truly religious people.
30.
... every chance
for legitimate security and a ...
12&12 p.44,
Step Four
31.
... every conceivable
A.A. problem ranging from a ...
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
Sacks of letters on every conceivable A.A. problem ranging from a lonely-heart Eskimo to the growing pains of thousands of groups must be answered by people who know.
32.
... every conceivable
deviation from our Twelve Steps ...
12&12 p.146,
Tradition Four
33.
... every conceivable
kind of character, and cut ...
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
Could any then imagine a society which would include
every conceivable kind of character, and cut across every barrier of race, creed, politics, and language
with ease?
34.
... every confidence
in his ability to recover?
BB p.143,
To Employers
35.
... every dark
cranny of the past.
BB p.75,
Into Action
We pocket our pride and go to it, illuminating
every twist of character, every dark cranny of the past.
36.
... every day.
BB p.19,
There Is A Solution
Those of us who live in large cities are overcome by the reflection that close by
hundreds are dropping
into oblivion every day.
37.
... every day.
BB p.101,
Working With Others
38.
... every day
and every night.
BB p.4,
Bill's Story
39.
... every day,
if need be.
BB p.97,
Working With Others
40.
Every day
is a day when we ...
BB p.85,
Into Action
41.
... every denomination
have given A.A. their blessing.
BB p.572(574),
Appendix V, The Religious View on A.A.
42.
... every department
of our lives.
BB p.116,
To Wives
43.
... every description
has been the principal means ...
12&12 p.180,
Tradition Eleven
Throughout the world,
immense and favorable
publicity of every description has been the principal means of bringing alcoholics
into our Fellowship.
44.
... every detail
where we have since gone ...
12&12 p.59,
Step Five
If the Creator gave us our
lives in the first place, then He must know in every detail where we have since gone
wrong.
45.
... every direction
with the purpose of pleasing ...
12&12 p.120,
Step Twelve
We threw money about in
every direction with the
purpose of pleasing ourselves and impressing other people.
46.
... every distinguished
person whose support can be ...
12&12 p.181,
Tradition Eleven
A worthy charity wants to raise money; forthwith, its letterhead shows the name of every distinguished person whose support can be obtained.
47.
Every doctor
concerned would at times wish ...
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
Every doctor concerned would at times wish he could devote himself to his chosen field rather than work only with the group.
48.
... every evidence
that women regain their health ...
BB p.104,
To Wives
There is every evidence
that women regain their health as readily as men if they try our suggestions.
49.
Every few
days this doctor suggests our ...
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
50.
... every form
of self-deception and experimentation, they ...
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
By every form of self-deception and experimentation, they will try to prove themselves exceptions to the rule, therefore nonalcoholic.
51.
... every form
of society, has to be ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Therefore, every nation, in fact every form of society, has to be a government administered by human beings.
52.
... every friend
and newcomer.
12&12 p.132,
Tradition Two
53.
... every friend
who looks at A.A. for ...
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
54.
... every group.
BB xix,
Foreword to Second Edition
55.
Every group
had the right to be ...
12&12 p.147,
Tradition Four
56.
... every human
being has for practical insight ...
12&12 p.56,
Step Five
Psychiatrists and psychologists point out the deep need every human being has for practical insight and knowledge of his own personality flaws and for
a discussion of them with an understanding and trustworthy person.
57.
... every human
being he could.
12&12 p.101,
Step Eleven
Then he asked for the grace
to bring love, forgiveness, harmony,
truth, faith, hope, light, and joy to every human being he could.
58.
... every human
being in the world.
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
We forgot that most alcoholics in A.A. have an earning power considerably above average; we forgot the immense goodwill of our brother A.A.'s who were only too
eager to help us to better jobs when we deserved them; we forgot
the actual or potential
financial insecurity of every human being in the world.
59.
... every human
being we know.
12&12 p.77,
Step Eight
First, we take a look backward and try to discover where we have
been at fault; next we make a vigorous attempt to repair the damage we have done; and third, having thus cleaned away the debris of the past, we consider how, with our newfound knowledge of ourselves, we may develop
the best possible relations with every human being we know.
60.
... every imaginable
remedy.
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
61.
... every instance
the alcoholic only seems to ...
BB p.108,
To Wives
Of course, there is such a
thing as incompatibility, but in nearly every instance the alcoholic
only seems to be unloving
and inconsiderate; it is usually because he is warped and sickened that he
says and does these appalling things.
62.
... every kind.
BB p.114,
To Wives
Since this book was first published, A.A. has released thousands of alcoholics from asylums
and hospitals of every kind.
63.
... every known
means to get the jay-walking ...
BB p.38,
More About Alcoholism
64.
... every known
remedy.
BB p.137,
To Employers
65.
... every lip
were the words "You can't ...
12&12 p.161,
Tradition Seven
66.
Every man
and woman who has joined ...
12&12 p.35,
Step Three
Every man and woman who has joined A.A. and intends to stick has, without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three.
67.
... every man
that he can get well ...
BB p.98,
Working With Others
68.
... every man
who drinks others are involved ...
BB p.104,
To Wives
But for every man who drinks others are involved -- the wife who trembles in fear of the next debauch; the mother and father who see their son wasting away.
69.
... every man,
woman, and child, is the ...
BB p.55,
We Agnostics
Actually we were fooling ourselves, for deep down in every man, woman, and child, is the fundamental idea of God.
70.
Every means
of solving his problem which ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
71.
... every member
to a single resolve: "Out ...
12&12 p.143,
Tradition Three
A great wave of outraged resentment engulfed the meeting, sweeping every member to a single resolve: "Out he goes!"
72.
... every modern
employer feels a moral responsibility ...
BB p.137,
To Employers
Nearly every modern employer feels a moral responsibility for the well-being of his help, and he tries to meet these responsibilities.
73.
Every modern
house has electric wiring carrying ...
12&12 p.36,
Step Three
74.
... every moment
spent in getting them straightened ...
BB p.150,
To Employers
75.
... every nation,
in fact every form of ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Therefore, every nation, in fact every form of society, has to be a government administered by human beings.
76.
Every natural
instinct cries out against the ...
12&12 p.21,
Step One
77.
... every necessary
step, submit to anything to ...
BB p.142,
To Employers
78.
... every nerve
to make up for lost ...
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
79.
Every new
alcoholic looks for this spirit ...
BB p.103,
Working With Others
Every new alcoholic looks for this spirit among us and is immensely relieved when
he finds we are not witch-burners.
80.
Every newcomer,
every friend who looks at ...
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
81.
Every newcomer
in Alcoholics Anonymous is told, ...
12&12 p.72,
Step Seven
Every newcomer in Alcoholics Anonymous
is told, and soon realizes for himself, that
his humble admission of
powerlessness over alcohol is his first step toward liberation from its paralyzing grip.
82.
... every newcomer
that more is being asked ...
12&12 p.49,
Step Four
So when A.A. suggests a fearless moral inventory, it must seem to every newcomer that more is being asked of him than he can
do.
83.
... every news
outlet in North America, setting ...
12&12 p.182,
Tradition Eleven
The Foundation(*) wrote
letters to practically every news outlet in North America, setting forth our public relations policy of attraction rather than promotion, and
emphasizing personal anonymity as A.A.'s greatest protection.
84.
... every newsfront,
the men and women of ...
12&12 p.181,
Tradition Eleven
On almost every newsfront, the men and women of the press have attached themselves to
us as friends.
85.
... every night.
BB p.3,
Bill's Story
86.
... every night.
BB p.4,
Bill's Story
87.
... every night,
but in order to get ...
BB p.177,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
My phobia for sleeplessness demanded that I get drunk every night, but in order to get more liquor for the next night, I had to stay sober during the day, at least up to four o'clock.
88.
... every night
nevertheless.
BB p.178,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I gave the matter much time and study for the next two and a half years, but I still got tight every night nevertheless.
89.
Every normal
person wants, for example, to ...
12&12 p.64,
Step Six
Every normal person wants, for example, to eat, to reproduce, to be somebody in the society of
his fellows.
90.
... every oldtimer
in our Society has gone ...
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
91.
... every one.
BB p.67,
How It Works
We cannot be helpful to all people, but at least God will show us how to take a kindly and tolerant view of each and every one.
92.
... every one?
BB p.76,
Into Action
93.
Every one
of them has gained access ...
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
94.
Every one
of them may be promptly ...
12&12 p.134,
Tradition Two
95.
... every one
of us had been an ...
12&12 p.181,
Tradition Eleven
By temperament, nearly every one of us had been an irrepressible promoter, and the prospect of a society composed almost entirely of promoters
was frightening.
96.
... every one
of us had wished to ...
12&12 p.156,
Tradition Six
97.
... every one
of us is that we ...
BB p.17,
There Is A Solution
98.
... every one
of us sense more deeply ...
12&12 p.125,
Step Twelve
With each passing day of our lives, may every one of us sense more deeply the inner meaning of A.A.'s simple prayer:
99.
... every other
difficulty or defect?
12&12 p.64,
Step Six
Having been granted a perfect release from alcoholism, why then
shouldn't we be able to achieve by the same means a perfect release from every other difficulty or defect?
100.
... every pore,
and inflict that upon those ...
12&12 p.81,
Step Eight
What happens when we wallow in depression, self-pity oozing from every pore, and inflict that upon those about us?
101.
... every practical
purpose, the active voice and ...
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
II. The General Service Conference of A.A. has become, for nearly every practical purpose, the active voice and the effective conscience
of our whole Society in its world affairs.
102.
... every problem.
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
103.
... every problem
drinker will be lessened.
BB p.115,
To Wives
104.
... every respect
except in the effect alcohol ...
BB xxx(xxviii),
The Doctor's Opinion
105.
... every right
to be self-confident, that it ...
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
I felt I had every right to be self-confident, that it would be only a matter of exercising my
will power and keeping on guard.
106.
... every season
of grief or suffering, when ...
12&12 p.105,
Step Eleven
He will also report that out of every season of grief or suffering, when
the hand of God seemed heavy or even unjust, new lessons for living were learned, new resources of courage were uncovered,
and that finally, inescapably, the conviction came that God does "move in a mysterious way His wonders to perform."
107.
... every serious
drinker, "You are an A.A. ...
12&12 p.139,
Tradition Three
108.
... every serious
emotional problem can be seen ...
12&12 p.42,
Step Four
109.
... Every service
responsibility should be matched by ...
BB p.575,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
X. Every service responsibility should be matched by an equal service authority, with
the scope of such authority well defined.
110.
... every side
and in every group.
BB xix,
Foreword to Second Edition
111.
... every single
defect of character which stands ...
BB p.76,
Into Action
I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in
the way of my usefulness
to you and my fellows.
112.
... every single
one of us.
BB p.37,
More About Alcoholism
To us it is not far-fetched,
for this kind of thinking
has been characteristic of every single one of us.
113.
... every society
on earth give authority to ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Doesn't nearly every society on earth give authority to some of its members to impose obedience upon the rest and to punish or expel offenders?
114.
... every sound
human being experiences, at some ...
12&12 p.117,
Step Twelve
Nearly every sound human being experiences, at
some time in life, a compelling desire to find a mate of the opposite sex with whom the fullest possible union can be made -- spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical.
115.
... every spree,
he would say to himself, ...
12&12 p.23,
Step One
116.
... every step
at first.
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
117.
Every such
pressure group, if it is ...
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
118.
... every test
of uncertainty, pain, fear, and ...
12&12 p.131,
Tradition One
And this they did find, in measure to transcend all
the defects of their frail
craft, every test of uncertainty, pain, fear, and despair, and even the death of one.
119.
Every time
a person imposes his instincts ...
12&12 p.44,
Step Four
120.
... every time
he tries to look within ...
12&12 p.49,
Step Four
121.
... every time
I do it I take ...
BB p.181,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
4. Because every time I do it I take out a little more insurance for myself against a possible slip.
122.
... every time
we are disturbed, no matter ...
12&12 p.90,
Step Ten
It is a spiritual axiom
that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there
is something wrong with
us.
123.
Every time
we have tried to professionalize ...
12&12 p.166,
Tradition Eight
Every time we have tried to professionalize our Twelfth Step, the result has been exactly the
same: Our single purpose has been defeated.
124.
... every time
we played the big shot, ...
12&12 p.47,
Step Four
125.
... every time
you get drunk.
BB p.147,
To Employers
126.
... every twist
of character, every dark cranny ...
BB p.75,
Into Action
We pocket our pride and go to it, illuminating
every twist of character, every dark cranny of the past.
127.
... every woman
who has an alcoholic husband.
BB p.108,
To Wives
These are some of the questions which race through the mind of every woman who has an alcoholic
husband.
128.
... every word
and trying to take in ...
12&12 p.99,
Step Eleven
As beginners in meditation, we might now reread this prayer several times very slowly, savoring every word and trying to take in the deep meaning of each phrase and idea.
129.
... every worldly
and practical-minded beginner, this Step ...
12&12 p.35,
Step Three
130.
... every year.
BB p.149,
To Employers
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