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The US politicians keep hyping a' diplomatic boycott' without even being invited to Winter Games. This wishful thinking and pure grandstanding is aimed at political manipulation. – The US	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I thought by 2024, Arizona would be for real a swing state, every time I heard it would be before, I thought that was wishful thinking. – Yasser Sanchez	Found on CNN 3 years ago
This isn't about politics, choosing sides, this virus does not discriminate at all, it's taking lives from one end of the spectrum to another. I know it's wishful thinking but I just would love if we just had that common ground with fighting this virus. – Lauren Leander	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think that what's important is to always tell the truth, as long as they're telling the truth, there's nothing wrong with wishful thinking. – David Wagner	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
There is no specific agreement for a phased rollback of the tariffs, the American side has been ambiguous when and which tariffs will be lifted. The Chinese have some wishful thinking and are trying to soothe their domestic hardliners that the tariffs will someday come off. – Michael Pillsbury	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It's wishful thinking by some people, i am taking the party into the general election ... to end austerity, to bring forward policies that bring about a better standard of living and better opportunities for people all across this country. I am enjoying doing that. – Jeremy Corbyn	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Only time will tell whether this turns out to be a case of wishful thinking, but one thing is clear: geopolitical risks are here to stay. – Stephen Brennock	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I think he has penetrated Trump's mind to a certain degree, but that is different from his pet agenda on trade, prime Minister Abe and his team expected a bit more because of the personal chemistry. That was a bit of wishful thinking - look at Macron. – Keio University	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The time has come over Brexit, really, for economic reality and common sense to prevail over political dogma and wishful thinking. – Peter Mandelson	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We cannot be guided by wishful thinking. We need objective data. – Nora Volkow	Found on CNN 5 years ago
It’s wishful thinking that, if we try to embrace them, they may tango with us. That’s an illusion. – Prince Turki al-Faisal	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
British voters are now grossly underestimating the true costs of Brexit, too many believe that a vote to leave the EU will have no effect on their personal financial position. This is wishful thinking. – George Soros	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
This is more wishful thinking on the part of The Sanders campaign than anything based on facts or math. – Hillary Clinton	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The EPA is in a real bind, congress wrote a law mandating imaginary fuels. These have failed to materialize in any quantity. Congress tried to codify wishful thinking. – John DeCicco	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Don't lose yourself in wishful thinking, angela Merkel will do nothing which will endanger the basic principles of the common market, of the EU. – Joschka Fischer	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is much more wishful thinking by policymakers. – David Madani at Capital Economics	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The idea that humans will always have a unique ability beyond the reach of non-conscious algorithms is just wishful thinking. It is based on the traditional assumption that intelligence and consciousness are inextricably linked to one another. For millions of years of evolution, this may have been true. But no longer. – Yuval Harari	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The only silver lining is that Cyprus may now be able to have a discussion about its natural resource prospects that is grounded in reality rather than in wishful thinking. – Sofronis Clerides	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The idea that they're only for high-skilled workers is only wishful thinking. – Evan Starr	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
That orgy of wishful thinking that has passed for logic in the present century. – F.W. Lawvere	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Anyone who clings to the historically untrue - and thoroughly immoral - doctrine that violence never settles anything I would advise to conjure up the ghosts of Napoleon Bonaparte and the duke of Wellington and let them debate it. The ghost of Hitler would referee. Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forgot this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and there freedoms. – Robert Heinlein	added by anonymous 13 years ago
There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases; it is the easiest thing of all to deceive one's self. – Demosthenes, Olynthiac	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Religion is an illusion, and it derives its strength from its readiness to fit in with our instinctual wishful impulses. – Sigmund Freud	added by anonymous 13 years ago
If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth - only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair. – Clive Staples Lewis	added by anonymous 14 years ago

The US politicians keep hyping a' diplomatic boycott' without even being invited to Winter Games. This wishful thinking and pure grandstanding is aimed at political manipulation.

– The US

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I thought by 2024, Arizona would be for real a swing state, every time I heard it would be before, I thought that was wishful thinking.

– Yasser Sanchez

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This isn't about politics, choosing sides, this virus does not discriminate at all, it's taking lives from one end of the spectrum to another. I know it's wishful thinking but I just would love if we just had that common ground with fighting this virus.

– Lauren Leander

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I think that what's important is to always tell the truth, as long as they're telling the truth, there's nothing wrong with wishful thinking.

– David Wagner

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

There is no specific agreement for a phased rollback of the tariffs, the American side has been ambiguous when and which tariffs will be lifted. The Chinese have some wishful thinking and are trying to soothe their domestic hardliners that the tariffs will someday come off.

– Michael Pillsbury

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It's wishful thinking by some people, i am taking the party into the general election ... to end austerity, to bring forward policies that bring about a better standard of living and better opportunities for people all across this country. I am enjoying doing that.

– Jeremy Corbyn

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Only time will tell whether this turns out to be a case of wishful thinking, but one thing is clear: geopolitical risks are here to stay.

– Stephen Brennock

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I think he has penetrated Trump's mind to a certain degree, but that is different from his pet agenda on trade, prime Minister Abe and his team expected a bit more because of the personal chemistry. That was a bit of wishful thinking - look at Macron.

– Keio University

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The time has come over Brexit, really, for economic reality and common sense to prevail over political dogma and wishful thinking.

– Peter Mandelson

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We cannot be guided by wishful thinking. We need objective data.

– Nora Volkow

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It’s wishful thinking that, if we try to embrace them, they may tango with us. That’s an illusion.

– Prince Turki al-Faisal

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

British voters are now grossly underestimating the true costs of Brexit, too many believe that a vote to leave the EU will have no effect on their personal financial position. This is wishful thinking.

– George Soros

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

This is more wishful thinking on the part of The Sanders campaign than anything based on facts or math.

– Hillary Clinton

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The EPA is in a real bind, congress wrote a law mandating imaginary fuels. These have failed to materialize in any quantity. Congress tried to codify wishful thinking.

– John DeCicco

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Don't lose yourself in wishful thinking, angela Merkel will do nothing which will endanger the basic principles of the common market, of the EU.

– Joschka Fischer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is much more wishful thinking by policymakers.

– David Madani at Capital Economics

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The idea that humans will always have a unique ability beyond the reach of non-conscious algorithms is just wishful thinking. It is based on the traditional assumption that intelligence and consciousness are inextricably linked to one another. For millions of years of evolution, this may have been true. But no longer.

– Yuval Harari

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The only silver lining is that Cyprus may now be able to have a discussion about its natural resource prospects that is grounded in reality rather than in wishful thinking.

– Sofronis Clerides

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The idea that they're only for high-skilled workers is only wishful thinking.

– Evan Starr

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

That orgy of wishful thinking that has passed for logic in the present century.

– F.W. Lawvere

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Anyone who clings to the historically untrue - and thoroughly immoral - doctrine that violence never settles anything I would advise to conjure up the ghosts of Napoleon Bonaparte and the duke of Wellington and let them debate it. The ghost of Hitler would referee. Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forgot this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and there freedoms.

– Robert Heinlein

added by anonymous
13 years ago

There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases; it is the easiest thing of all to deceive one's self.

– Demosthenes, Olynthiac

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Religion is an illusion, and it derives its strength from its readiness to fit in with our instinctual wishful impulses.

– Sigmund Freud

added by anonymous
13 years ago

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth - only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.

– Clive Staples Lewis

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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