"whatever" 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

We are equally positive that once he takes any alcohol whatever into his system, something happens, both in the bodily and mental sense, which makes it virtually impossible for him to

Yet he had no control whatever over alcohol.

If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all, it means that all of us, whatever our race, creed, or color are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and understandable terms as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try.

Once he started, he had no control whatever.

Whatever the precise definition of the word may be, we call this plain insanity.

Not only had I been off guard, I had made no fight whatever against the first drink.

We have learned that whatever the human frailties of various faiths may be, those faiths have given purpose and direction to millions.

Actually, we used to have no reasonable conception whatever.

Whatever our protestations, are not most of us concerned with ourselves, our resentments, or our self-pity?

Whatever our ideal turns out to be, we must be willing to grow toward it.

We hope you are convinced now that God can remove whatever self-will has blocked you off from Him.

Whatever the situation, we usually have to do something about it.

We usually conclude the period of meditation with a prayer that we be shown all through the day what our next step is to be, that we be given whatever we need to take care of such problems.

I pointed out that I had had nothing to drink whatever for three years, and this in the face of difficulties that would have made nine out of ten men drink their heads off.

Whatever the method, its object is to thoroughly clear mind and body of the effects of alcohol.

We hope the doctor will tell the patient the truth about his condition, whatever that happens to be.