Discover hope and inspiration for your sobriety journey with our collection of inspiring recovery and sobriety quotes from individuals who have successfully overcome addiction and are now living fulfilling, sober lives. Along with our collection of sober quotes, we also provide practical resources such as a list of top sobriety podcasts, a comprehensive free relapse prevention plan, inspiring sobriety gifts, the best recovery books, and a sobriety calculator, to help you on your path to recovery. Whether you’re just starting out or have been sober for years, our site is a valuable resource to help you find strength, resilience, and hope for a fulfilling life in sobriety.
20 BEST INSPIRING SOBRIETY QUOTES
‘Everyone wants happiness. No one wants pain. But you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain’
– Anonymous
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Rosevelt
‘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.
‘I am not what I have done. I am what I have overcome.’
‘Sobriety doesn’t just change mornings it transforms lives one day at a time.’
‘Be yourself because an original is worth more than just a copy.’
‘If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.’
– Frank A. Clark
‘There is no shame in beginning again, for you get a chance to build bigger and better than before.’
“Recovery is not just about fixing what’s broken, it’s about creating something new and beautiful.”
“No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible.” — George Chakiris
A winner is a dreamer who never gives up. – Nelson Mandela
It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
– George Eliot
Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
– C.S. Lewis
The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are. – J.P. Morgan
You don’t have to be ready to recover, you just have to be willing.
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Recovery is an opportunity to reset your life and start over.
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”
– John F. Kennedy
These and other studies suggest that positive motivational messaging can play an important role in supporting addiction recovery and helping individuals maintain their sobriety over the long term. For example, a systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 randomized controlled trials found that motivational interviewing was significantly more effective than no treatment or usual care in reducing alcohol consumption and promoting abstinence in individuals with alcohol use disorders (Hettema, Steele, & Miller, 2005). Another study found that a text message-based intervention that provided daily motivational messages to individuals in substance abuse treatment significantly increased the likelihood of achieving abstinence and remaining in treatment compared to a control group (Obermayer et al., 2015). These studies highlight the potential benefits of incorporating positive motivational messaging into addiction recovery programs.
Hettema, J., Steele, J., & Miller, W. R. (2005). Motivational interviewing interventions and alcohol abuse: a meta-analysis. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15963350
Obermayer, J. L., Riley, W. T., Asif, O., Jean-Mary, J., & College, B. (2015). A text message-based intervention for persons with alcohol and drug dependence. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25517224
