You never have to drink again. If you don't have a Higher Power, borrow mine. Progress, not perfection. Unless I accept my virtues, I will be overwhelmed with my faults. We are not human beings sharing a spiritual journey, but spiritual beings sharing a human journey.
Practice makes progress.
Sometimes you have to get on your knees to rise. If you don't talk about it, you'll drink about it. Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less. In A.A., for every nut there's a wrench.