Inspirational Addiction Recovery Quotes

And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

J. K. Rowling

Inspirational, Life, Change

J.K. Rowling (2015). “Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination”, p.38, Hachette UK

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Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

Helen Keller

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

Helen Keller (2000). “To Love this Life: Quotations”, p.25, American Foundation for the Blind

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Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

Dale Carnegie

Funny, Faith, Time

Dale Carnegie (2010). “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living”, p.372, Simon and Schuster

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

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Inspirational, Positive, Faith

Mother Jones Magazine, Vol.16, No.3, p.77, May - June 1991.

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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Love, Inspirational, Life

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.67, Beacon Press

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When you can stop you don't want to, and when you want to stop, you can't.

Luke Davies

Recovery, Overcoming Addiction, Alcohol

"Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction". Book by Luke Davies, June 16, 1998.

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Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.

Drew Barrymore

Inspirational, Life, Strength

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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No one's happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy.

Ayn Rand

Happiness, Power, Overcoming Addiction

Ayn Rand (2016). “Atlas Shrugged”, p.610, Hamilton Books

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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

Abraham Lincoln

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Gene Griessman, Abraham Lincoln (1998). “The Words Lincoln Lived By: 52 Timeless Principles to Light Your Path”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours.

Ayn Rand

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.

Ayn Rand

Travel, Women, Real

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You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great

Zig Ziglar

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Nov 16, 2014

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Do not let the hero in your soul perish.

Ayn Rand

Inspirational, Hero, Recovery

Ayn Rand (2011). “Ayn Rand Novel Collection”, p.2269, Penguin

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A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Winston Churchill

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Winston S. Churchill (2013). “Churchill By Himself”, p.1089, RosettaBooks

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If you are aware of your weaknesses and are constantly learning, your potential is virtually limitless.

Jay Sidhu

Inspiration, Recovery, Addiction

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The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.

William James

Life, Change, Positive

"Living the Abundant Life". Book by Thomas S. Monson, 2004.

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Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.

Bill Cosby

Love, Inspirational, Life

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Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

Helen Keller

Inspirational, Graduation, Confidence

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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.

Saint Francis de Sales

Patience, Love Yourself, Recovery

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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Benjamin Disraeli

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.4990, Delphi Classics

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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Colin Powell

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach.

Ayn Rand

Lonely, Hero, Recovery

Ayn Rand (2016). “Atlas Shrugged”, p.817, Hamilton Books

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

Bill W.

Inspirational, Recovery, Humility

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No man or woman is uniformly successful... we must all expect a rather high percentage of failure in the things we attempt.

Barnaby Keeney

Inspiration, Recovery, Successful

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