A Quote by Mercedes McCambridge
My admiration for the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous is boundless.
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I hate alcoholics and AA (alcoholics anonymous). If you can't drink responsibly, don't drink at all. Don't go to meetings, whine about your character flaws and blame the fact that you are a sociopath on booze.
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My father was on the Alcoholics Anonymous wishlist. My mother was on... parole. And lithium.
I was court-ordered to Alcoholics Anonymous on television. Pretty much blows the hell out of the second A, wouldn't you say?
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