From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... hear a
churchman exclaim, "They are making ...
12&12 p.174,
Tradition Nine
2.
... hear all
the time.
BB p.20,
There Is A Solution
3.
... hear an
alcoholic say that the only ...
BB p.82,
Into Action
4.
... hear, and
a great deal of what ...
12&12 p.70,
Step Seven
Much of the everyday talk we hear, and a great deal of what we read, highlights man's pride in his own achievements.
5.
... hear from
the lips of their husbands ...
BB p.160,
A Vision For You
Many a distracted wife has visited this house to find loving and understanding companionship among women who knew her problem, to hear from the lips of their husbands what
had happened to them, to be advised how her own wayward mate might be hospitalized and approached when next he stumbled.
6.
... hear from
those who are getting results ...
BB xiv,
Foreword to First Edition
We shall be interested
to hear from those who are getting results from this
book, particularly
from those who have commenced work with other alcoholics.
7.
... hear from
you.
BB p.164,
A Vision For You (Note)
8.
... hear from
you if we can be ...
BB p.150,
To Employers (Note)
9.
... hear my
story?
BB p.138,
To Employers
10.
... hear of
a nation, a church, a ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Did anyone ever hear of a nation, a church, a political party, even a benevolent association that had no membership rules?
11.
... hear of
a society which couldn't somehow ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Did anyone ever hear of a society which couldn't
somehow discipline its members and enforce obedience to necessary rules and regulations?
12.
... hear our
story, we waste no time.
BB p.75,
Into Action
13.
... hear the
sound of the preacher's voice ...
BB p.10,
Bill's Story
I could almost hear the sound of the preacher's voice as I sat, on still Sundays, way over there on the hillside; there was that proffered temperance
pledge I never signed; my grandfather's
good natured contempt of some church folk and their doings; his insistence that the spheres really had their music; but his denial of the
preacher's right to tell him how he must listen; his fearlessness as he spoke
of these things just before he died; these recollections welled
up from the past.
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