From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... theory.
BB p.10,
Bill's Story
When they talked of a God personal to me, who was love,
superhuman strength
and direction, I became
irritated and my mind snapped shut against such a theory.
2.
... theory.
BB p.83,
Into Action
3.
... theory at
all; it will be just ...
12&12 p.63,
Step Six
To him, this proposition will be no theory at all; it will be just about the largest fact in his life.
4.
... theory he
would escape the alcohol problem.
BB p.101,
Working With Others
Ask any woman who has sent her husband to distant places on the theory he would
escape the alcohol problem.
5.
... theory it
may cause financial harm.
BB p.78,
Into Action
6.
... theory of
relativity or a proposition in ...
12&12 p.35,
Step Three
Maybe this all sounds mysterious and remote, something like Einstein's theory of relativity or a proposition in nuclear
physics.
7.
... theory or
gadget which does not work ...
BB p.52,
We Agnostics
Is not our age characterized by the ease with which we discard old ideas for new, by the complete readiness with which we throw away the theory or gadget which does not work for something new which does?
8.
... theory seems
to be that once everybody's ...
12&12 p.71,
Step Seven
The theory seems to be that
once everybody's primary instincts are satisfied, there won't be much left to quarrel about.
9.
... theory that
most people lost money in ...
BB p.2,
Bill's Story
10.
... theory that
only an alcoholic could help ...
BB xvi,
Foreword to Second Edition
Prior to his journey to Akron, the broker had worked hard with many alcoholics on the
theory that only an alcoholic could help an alcoholic, but he had succeeded only in keeping
sober himself.
11.
... theory that
we have an allergy to ...
BB xxvi(xxiv),
The Doctor's Opinion
12.
... theory wrong.
12&12 p.97,
Step Eleven
But we recoiled from meditation and prayer as
obstinately as the scientist who refused to
perform a certain experiment lest it prove his pet theory wrong.
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