Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers Quotes

“Bob said there was the hard way and the easy way. The hard way was just by going to meetings. In five days at St. Thomas, you would hear as many talks as you would hear in six months outside.”
― Ed Nyland, Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers

“bend our knees instead of our elbows and ask for His help . . .”
― Ed Nyland, Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers

“If you had something wrong with you, that’s what you talked about; you didn’t talk about sports or politics.”
― Ed Nyland, Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers

“(Incidentally, the word “pigeon”—as applied to an A.A. newcomer or prospect—was probably coined by Dr. Bob himself. “He used that word,” said Smitty, and one A.A. recalled that Doc would often announce at a meeting, “There’s a pigeon in Room so-and-so who needs some attention.’ ” Or he might refer to the patient as “a cookie.”)”
― Ed Nyland, Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers

“Over”
― Ed Nyland, Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers

“Henrietta, who might well have been responsible for the first A.A. work in institutions.”
― Ed Nyland, Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers

“I don’t believe I have any right to get cocky about getting sober,” he said. “It’s only through God’s grace that I did it. I can feel very thankful that I was privileged to do it. . . .”
― Ed Nyland, Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers