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I got sober. I stopped killing myself with alcohol. I began to think: 'Wait a minute - if I can stop doing this, what are the possibilities?' And slowly it dawned on me that it was maybe worth the risk.

— Craig Ferguson

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✓Similar Perspectives

When I stopped drinking, it was only because I thought if I don't stop, I'm going to die.

— Craig Ferguson

I got sober because I was worried I was going to die next year.

— Matthew Perry

You don't have the judgment after you've had the drink. If something truly catastrophic had happened that evening, I don't know how I could have lived with myself. I feel like I've gotten a second chance.

— Tracey Gold

It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried.

— Julianna Margulies

The first thought that I had about really trying to get sober was, 'Man, I could do a lot of good in the world. I can lead by example and just be this heroic recovery guy.' And that's just a bad reason to get sober. You can't get sober for anybody's benefit, let alone the world at large. You really got to do it for yourself.

— Steve-O

I've been sober now for a couple of years and I'm taking my sobriety very seriously - one day at a time and I am moving forward in my career.

— Daniel Baldwin

I know I'm drinking myself to a slow death, but then I'm in no hurry.

— Robert Benchley

If you ask me if I think I will be sober in 24 hours time I can say yes, but in two years I can't tell you. I could be dead.

— Daniel Baldwin

✗Opposing Perspectives

What's the point of staying sober?

— Oliver Reed

Well, I stopped drinking. That was actually a big deal. I didn't go through any harrowing rock-bottom experience. I just made a decision to stop drinking.

— Josh Radnor