From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
OPINION occurs
19 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
Click
to display the full page from the Big Book
1.
... opinion.
12&12 p.136,
Tradition Two
2.
... opinion.
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
That was a
great physician's
opinion.
3.
... opinion.
BB p.117,
To Wives
We do not
mean that you have to
agree with your
husband whenever there is an
honest
difference of
opinion.
4.
... opinion.
BB p.149,
To Employers
We, who have
collectively seen a
great deal of
business life, at
least from the
alcoholic angle, had to
smile at this
gentleman's
sincere opinion.
5.
... opinion as
to its soundness may, of ...
BB xxvi(xxiv),
The Doctor's Opinion
As
laymen, our
opinion as to
its soundness may, of
course,
mean little.
6.
... opinion based
on his own experience, of ...
12&12 p.27,
Step Two
"This is only one
man's
opinion
based on his
own experience, of
course.
7.
... opinion, correct.
BB p.43,
More About Alcoholism
One of these
men,
staff member of a
world-
renowned hospital,
recently made this
statement to some of us: "What you say about the
general hopelessness
of the
average alcoholic's
plight is, in
my
opinion,
correct.
8.
... Opinion" has
been kept intact, just as ...
BB xi,
Preface
9.
... opinion of
alcoholics and their chance for ...
BB p.73,
Into Action
10.
... opinion of
humility as a desirable personal ...
12&12 p.74,
Step Seven
We may still have no very
high opinion of
humility as a
desirable personal virtue, but we do
recognize it as a
necessary aid to our
survival.
11.
... opinion on
outside controversial issues -- particularly those ...
12&12 p.192,
Tradition Ten (Long)
12.
... opinion on
outside controversial issues -- particularly those ...
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
13.
... opinion on
outside issues; hence the A.A. ...
12&12 p.176,
Tradition Ten
14.
... opinion on
outside issues; hence the A.A. ...
12&12 p.179,
Tradition Ten
15.
... opinion on
outside issues; hence the A.A. ...
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
16.
... opinion seems
to be that most chronic ...
BB xxx(xxviii),
The Doctor's Opinion
Much has been
written pro
and
con, but among
physicians, the
general
opinion seems to be that most
chronic alcoholics
are
doomed.
17.
... opinion, the
sure knowledge and humble example ...
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
Theirs is the
quiet opinion,
the
sure knowledge and
humble example that
resolve a
crisis.
18.
... opinion to
the contrary, we have recovered ...
BB p.20,
There Is A Solution
Doubtless you are
curious to
discover how
and why, in the
face of
expert opinion to the
contrary, we have
recovered from a
hopeless condition of
mind and
body.
19.
... opinion will
be heard and personal grievances ...
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous
and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.
The A.A. Preamble, copyright ©
The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.
Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or
endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.
Top
Copyright © 2005-2008, Recovery Press LLC; All Rights Reserved.
