Combined with wishful thinking on Russia and Putin, they could facilitate the bacillus of statism penetrating American society, making the people pay dearly one day.
Harvard's Quine, for example, dismisses beliefs as the product of "tradition, wishful thinking or something in the genes.
They're part wishful thinking and part psychological warfare: Wishful thinking because they're a tacit acknowledgement that Saddam's health right now is the best bet for his ouster .
Lemonade for Life On cold, dreary, overcast days, do you dream about trading the chilly weather for a gorgeous day under azure blue skies and perfect temperatures? That wishful thinking is a positive way to look at the world.
June 13, 2013 - The Gilmer Mirror
Kepstar: Wishful Drinkin' (Music Video) New York up-and-comer, Kepstar, unleashes a new single called "Wishful Drinkin," the lead off his recently released mixtape, Wish Me Luck . In the Rik Cordero-directed clip, he likens his drinkin' to his rhyming skills -- he drinks a lot, only because he's going so hard in his music career.
June 11, 2013 - Baller Status
Patrick Swayze in Contactmusic.com Swayze says, "I'd say five years is pretty wishful thinking. Two years seems likely if you're going to believe statistics."
Barack Obama in Reuters Instead of common-sense solutions, month after month, they've offered little more than willful ignorance, wishful thinking and outdated ideology,Obama told supporters in the key swing state of Florida before a public chat with the panel at...
Gordon Brown in guardian.co.uk Mr Brown told his audience: "We cannot allow our promises that became pledges to descend into just aspirations, and then wishful thinking, and then only words that symbolise broken promises. We did not make the commitment to the Millennium...