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... remember, and repeat to ourselves, a particular ... 12&12 p.103, Step Eleven

If at these points our emotional disturbance happens to be great, we will more surely keep our balance, provided we remember, and repeat to ourselves, a particular prayer or phrase that has appealed to us in our reading or meditation.

... remember having several more that night and ... BB p.41, More About Alcoholism

I remember having several more that night and plenty next morning.

... remember he did much to make them ... BB p.127, The Family Afterward

We know there are difficult wives and families, but the man who is getting over alcoholism must remember he did much to make them so.

... remember his coming to New York in ... BB p.9, Bill's Story

It was years since I could remember his coming to New York in that condition.

... remember how something deep inside us kept ... 12&12 p.96, Step Eleven

We well remember how something deep inside us kept rebelling against the idea of bowing before any God.

... remember I felt irritated that I had ... BB p.36, More About Alcoholism

I remember I felt irritated that I had to be a salesman for a concern I once owned.

... remember, if we have come to know ... 12&12 p.55, Step Five

If we have swept the searchlight of Step Four back and forth over our careers, and it has revealed in stark relief those experiences we'd rather not remember, if we have come to know how wrong thinking and action have hurt us and others, then the need to quit living by ourselves with those tormenting ghosts of yesterday gets more urgent than ever.

Remember it was agreed at the beginning ... BB p.76, Into Action

Remember it was agreed at the beginning we would go to any lengths for victory over alcohol.

... remember nothing from then on until I ... BB p.179, Doctor Bob's Nightmare

I remember nothing from then on until I woke up at a friend's house, in a town near home.

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... remember that alcoholics are not the only ... 12&12 p.78, Step Eight

Let's remember that alcoholics are not the only ones bedeviled by sick emotions.

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... remember that he is mainly to blame ... BB p.127, The Family Afterward

The head of the house ought to remember that he is mainly to blame for what befell his home.

12.

... remember that he is very ill. BB p.108, To Wives

When he angers you, remember that he is very ill.

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... remember that his drinking wrought all kinds ... BB p.127, The Family Afterward

Let them remember that his drinking wrought all kinds of damage that may take long to repair.

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... remember that inventory-taking is not always done ... 12&12 p.93, Step Ten

This is a good place to remember that inventory-taking is not always done in red ink.

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... remember that meditation is in reality intensely ... 12&12 p.101, Step Eleven

And let's always remember that meditation is in reality intensely practical.

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... remember that ten or twenty years of ... BB p.83, Into Action

We must remember that ten or twenty years of drunkenness would make a skeptic out of anyone.

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... remember that though God has wrought miracles ... BB p.133, The Family Afterward

Try to remember that though God has wrought miracles among us, we should never belittle a good doctor or psychiatrist.

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... remember that we cannot buy our own ... 12&12 p.84, Step Nine

While we may be quite willing to reveal the very worst, we must be sure to remember that we cannot buy our own peace of mind at the expense of others.

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Remember that we deal with alcohol -- cunning, ... BB p.58, How It Works

Remember that we deal with alcohol -- cunning, baffling, powerful!

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... remember that your real reliance is always ... BB p.164, A Vision For You

God will determine that, so you must remember that your real reliance is always upon Him.

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... remember the shock I received when a ... BB p.140, To Employers

I well remember the shock I received when a prominent doctor in Chicago told me of cases where pressure of the spinal fluid actually ruptured the brain.

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Remember they are very ill. BB p.89, Working With Others

Remember they are very ill.

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... remember when father was romantic, thoughtful and ... BB p.123, The Family Afterward

They remember when father was romantic, thoughtful and successful.

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... remember, when they are impatient, the blessed ... BB p.100, Working With Others

Ask them to remember, when they are impatient, the blessed fact of his sobriety.

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