Free Encouraging Quotes about Addiction [PDF]

1. “Recovery is hard. Regret is harder.” – Brittany Burgunder

2. “The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.” – John Green

3. “Recovery is an acceptance that your life is in shambles and you have to change it.” – Jamie Lee Curtis

4. “One of the hardest things was learning that I was worth recovery.” – Demi Lovato

5. “Addiction is the only prison where the locks are on the inside.” – Unknown

6. “You don’t have to be ready to recover; you need only be willing.” – Unknown

7. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

8. “Your best days are ahead of you. The movie starts when the guy gets sober and puts his life back together; it doesn’t end there.” – Bucky Sinister

9. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

10. “Recovery is taking all twelve steps…over and over and over and over…again.” – Toni Sorenson

11. “Recovery is not for people who need it. It’s for people who want it.” – Unknown

12. “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” – J.P. Morgan

13. “You are stronger than you think.” – Unknown

14. “Sobriety is a journey, not a destination.” – Unknown

15. “When everything seems like an uphill struggle, just think of the view from the top.” – Unknown

16. “The comeback is always stronger than the setback.” – Unknown

17. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” – Carrie Fisher

18. “Progress, not perfection.” – Unknown

19. “Recovery is not a race. You don’t have to feel guilty if it takes you longer than you thought it would.” – Unknown

20. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

21. “I am not defined by my relapses, but by my decision to remain in recovery despite them.” – Unknown

22. “Recovery is something that you have to work on every single day and it’s something that doesn’t get a day off.” – Demi Lovato

23. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier

24. “Recovery is about progression, not perfection.” – Unknown

25. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

26. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Mahatma Gandhi

27. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

28. “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi

29. “Addiction is not about substance – you are addicted to the alteration of mood that the substance brings.” – Susan Cheever

30. “Don’t let the past steal your present.” – Terri Guillemets

31. “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Carl Bard

32. “If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” – Frank A. Clark

33. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

34. “You are not your addiction. You have a story to tell. And your story isn’t over.” – Unknown

35. “Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

36. “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis

37. “The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost

38. “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher

39. “Recovery is not for the faint of heart.” – Unknown

40. “Your addiction is not who you are, it’s something you can overcome.” – Unknown

41. “Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.” – Mariska Hargitay

42. “You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

43. “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali

44. “You’re not a bad person. You’re a good person who’s just made bad choices.” – Unknown

45. “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.” – Napoleon Bonaparte

46. “Don’t let the past dictate who you are, but let it be part of who you will become.” – Louis Mandylor

47. “When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what the storm is all about.” – Haruki Murakami

48. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein

49. “Recovery is not for quitters. Keep going.” – Unknown

50. “The best view comes after the hardest climb.” – Unknown

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