From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... none.
12&12 p.93,
Step Ten
2.
... none.
BB p.107,
To Wives
3.
... none at
all.
12&12 p.21,
Step One
4.
... none at
all.
12&12 p.31,
Step Two
5.
... none at
all.
12&12 p.47,
Step Four
6.
... none at
all.
BB p.11,
Bill's Story
7.
... none but
a Higher Power can remove ...
12&12 p.25,
Step Two
Having reduced us to a state of absolute helplessness, you now declare that none but a Higher Power can remove our obsession.
8.
... none but
the most desperate cases could ...
12&12 p.22,
Step One
In A.A.'s pioneering time, none but the most desperate cases could swallow and digest this unpalatable truth.
9.
... none came.
12&12 p.31,
Step Two
10.
None might
become selfish of water or ...
12&12 p.131,
Tradition One
11.
... none nearby,
you will be invited to ...
BB p.573(575),
Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A.
If there is none nearby, you
will be invited to carry on a correspondence which will do much to insure your sobriety no matter how isolated you are.
12.
... none of
its members in a position ...
BB p.575,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
XII. The Conference shall observe the spirit of A.A. tradition, taking care that it never becomes the seat of perilous wealth or power; that sufficient operating funds and reserve be its prudent financial principle; that it place
none of its members in a position of
unqualified authority over others; that it reach all important decisions by
discussion, vote, and,
whenever possible, by
substantial unanimity; that its actions never be personally punitive nor an incitement to public controversy; that
it never perform acts of government, and
that, like the Society it
serves, it will always remain democratic in thought
and action.
13.
... none of
the alcoholics we boarded seemed ...
12&12 p.137,
Tradition Two
14.
... none of
them gave us trouble; and ...
12&12 p.92,
Step Ten
Most of us must admit that we
have loved but a few; that we
have been quite indifferent to the many so
long as none of them gave us trouble; and as for
the remainder -- well, we
have really disliked or
hated them.
15.
... none of
them really makes sense in ...
BB p.23,
There Is A Solution
Sometimes these excuses have a certain plausibility, but none of
them really makes sense in the light of the havoc an alcoholic's drinking bout creates.
16.
... none of
these principles had the force ...
BB xix,
Foreword to Second Edition
Though none of these principles had the force
of rules or laws, they had become so widely accepted by 1950 that they
were confirmed by our first International Conference held at Cleveland.
17.
... none of
us liked the self-searching, the ...
BB p.25,
There Is A Solution
Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling
of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation.
18.
None of
us makes a sole vocation ...
BB p.19,
There Is A Solution
None of us makes a sole vocation of this work, nor do we think its effectiveness would be increased if we did.
19.
... none of
what I later came to ...
BB p.171,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Without this proof the expectant purchaser
would be forced to depart
empty handed with none of what I later came to believe was the great panacea for all human ills.
20.
... none too
promising.
BB p.156,
A Vision For You
21.
... none which
more jealously guards the individual's ...
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
We believe there isn't a fellowship on earth which
lavishes more devoted care upon its individual members; surely there is none which more jealously guards the individual's
right to think, talk, and act as he wishes.
22.
... none who
wish to recover.
12&12 p.189,
Tradition Three (Long)
23.
... none who
wish to recover.
BB p.563(565),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
24.
... none will
really want to stop, and ...
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
We doubt if many of them can
do it, because none will really want to stop, and hardly one of them, because of the peculiar mental twist already acquired, will find he can win out.
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