"successful" in the Big Book

Almost none of us liked the selfsearching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation.

With many individuals the methods which I employed are successful, but I have never been successful with an alcoholic of your description.”* Upon hearing this, our friend was somewhat relieved, for he reflected that, after all, he was a good church member.

He made up his mind that until he had been successful in business and had retired, he would not touch another drop.

An exceptional man, he remained bone dry for twenty-five years and retired at the age of fifty-five, after a successful and happy business career.

If ever there was a successful business man, it is Fred.

I reasoned I was not so far advanced as most of you fellows, that I had been usually successful in licking my other personal problems, and that I would therefore be successful where you men failed.

Even in the present century, American newspapers were afraid to print an account of the Wright brothers’ first successful flight at Kitty Hawk.

If the owner of the business is to be successful, he cannot fool himself about values.

You will be most successful with alcoholics if you do not exhibit any passion for crusade or reform.

If you have been successful in solving your own domestic problems, tell the newcomer’s family how that was accomplished.

Successful readjustment means the opposite.

They remember when father was romantic, thoughtful and successful.