Bill Wilson Quotes

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.

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

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

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

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. Should our decision be the right one, we can thank God for giving us the courage and the grace that caused us so to act.

Years ago I used to commiserate with all people who suffered. Now I commiserate only with those who suffer in ignorance, who do not understand the purpose and ultimate utility of pain.

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

Depression is unfocused self-pity.

It makes too much sense for our cities to market themselves as one to the rest of the country. Think of how the Carolina Panthers first began marketing themselves. They weren't the Charlotte Panthers. Now they draw from the whole state and South Carolina.

We believe that education is the key to the future for many young Hispanics who want to achieve their dream of going to college and attaining a degree. We know that these young people can achieve their goals, and we want to help them get there.

It took blood, sweat, tears and everything else. This place was incredibly difficult to get open.

The budget stays the same but the salary increases. That is the problem because there is a natural progression of increase.

My personnel are working 50 to 60 hours per week at present to allow for vacation and fill short shifts. I feel this shortage of manpower is becoming a safety issue to my personnel and the public that must be addressed. Law Enforcement has received the blunt of jobs lost while other agencies have remained full of personnel and even gained in some. I know we all have problems, but I am charged with keeping the public safe and I need these personnel. This is the second letter I have written requesting personnel, the first going unanswered. I hope this letter gets consideration.

I asked them why they hadn't been winning, and they said they needed to be worked harder and needed more structure. They should be careful what they ask for, but they've been great. It's a great group of girls.

When this opened up I was happy. It's a good situation over here.

We believe that Oneida will be the dominant holder of 2.5 GHz band spectrum serving 15 percent of the U.S. population.

He is a smooth talker. Victims always said they were spoken to by a clear, intelligent-sounding adult made who came across as educated.

Before we had to print all of our images on film, now we give a patient a CD with their images burned onto it.

We had to borrow the money to put the system in, it was about $140,000 and the $85,000 is relieving the stress of the hospital tremendously financially.

In 41 years, you're the first congressman to come talk to us.

(My grandmother) used to tell me how pretty it was with a lake out in front of it. So it kind of stimulated my interest in taking part in this and doing something with it.

Please, Lord, teach us to laugh again; but, God, don't ever let us forget that we cried.

Faith has to work twenty-four hours a day, in and through us, or we perish.

I had to be first in everything because in my perverse heart I felt myself the least of God's creatures.

We've done the best we can.