"attitude" in the Big Book

That the man who is making the approach has had the same difficulty, that he obviously knows what he is talking about, that his whole deportment shouts at the new prospect that he is a man with a real answer, that he has no attitude of Holier Than Thou, nothing whatever except the sincere desire to be helpful; that there are no fees to pay, no axes to grind, no people to please, no lectures to be endured—these are the condi­

The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences* which have revolutionized our whole attitude toward life, toward our fellows and toward God’s universe.

without disaster, provided he remains willing to maintain a certain simple attitude.

They flatly declare that since they have come to believe in a Power greater than themselves, to take a certain attitude toward that Power, and to do certain simple things, there has been a revolutionary change in their way of living and thinking.

With this attitude you cannot fail.

We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our Creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path.

It may be he has done us more harm than we have done him and, though we may have acquired a better attitude toward him, we are still not too keen about admitting our faults.

Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.

We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part.

It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it.

This means a new attitude and spirit all around.

Experience shows that such an attitude is not helpful to anyone.

Some day we hope that Alcoholics Anonymous will help the public to a better realization of the gravity of the alcoholic problem, but we shall be of little use if our attitude is one of bitterness or hostility.

We urge you to try our program, for nothing will be so helpful to your husband as the radically changed attitude toward him which God will show you how to have.

The alcoholic, his wife, his children, his “in-laws,” each one is likely to have fixed ideas about the family’s attitude towards himself or herself.

A firm attitude at this point has helped many of us.

To get over drinking will require a transformation of thought and attitude.

While on the subject of confidence, can you adopt the attitude that so far as you are concerned this will be a strictly personal matter, that his alcoholic derelictions, the treatment about to be undertaken, will never be discussed without his consent?

You are betting, of course, that your changed attitude plus the contents of this book will turn the trick.

With this kind of employee such an attitude will command undying loyalty.

Perhaps this is a typical attitude.

They have a new attitude, and they have been saved from a living death.