12 Step Recovery Quotes

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.

If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.

Get off the cross, we need the wood.

What you think of me is none of my business.

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves would restore us to sanity.

If you always do what you did, you’ll always get what you got.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition.

Non-mainstream people seem to balk at the idea of 12-step. A lot of us think 12-step recovery means sitting in a church basement full of Republicans and Christians who drink to much.

Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.

I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Be careful what you pray for.

What people think of you is none of your business.

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

While in the clinic, I discovered I had problems with concentration, motivation, attitude, and temper. I have found a new way of life through the clinic’s program and a 12-step recovery plan.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Formula for failure: Try to please everybody.

Just a reminder, what other people think of you is none of your business.