We lose the fear of making decisions, great and small; as we realize that should our choice prove wrong we can, if we will, learn from the experience.

Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.

True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God.

No personal calamity is so crushing that something true and great can't be made of it

In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is.

We know that permanent sobriety can be attained only by a most revolutionary change in the life and outlook of the individual.

Guilt is really the reverse side of the coin of pride. Guilt aims at self-destruction, and pride aims at the destruction of others.

Because of our kinship in suffering, our channels of contact have always been charged with the language of the heart.

AA is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress.

Almost without exception alcoholics are tortured by loneliness.

Learning how to live in the greatest peace, partnership, and brotherhood with all men and women, of whatever description, is a moving and fascinating adventure.

The world outside the window is beautiful only if you try to find beauty in those what you see

Life is a great surprise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one.

To govern is to correct. If you set an example by being correct, who would dare to remain incorrect?

The ability to recognize opportunities and move in new - and sometimes unexpected - directions will benefit you no matter your interests or aspirations.

Nature delights in progress; in advance.

There are now about as many different varieties of letters as there are different kinds of fools.

Japan is our rival, not our enemy. Japan is a competitor... Bashing a Toyota won't make a better car.

It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.

No, I'm not a Republican working in Hollywood, I am a Democrat.

Senegal needs to free itself, to rediscover its democracy.