R. Madhavan

If you say actors have a social responsibility to do things, you are right, in a way. It's a wishful decision. But if it's done out of force, I don't think it will accomplish anything. Everybody starts counting how much work they have done and see if they have done their due for the week. That is not social service. You need to go way beyond that.

Indian Actor

Steven Pressfield

If you want to send a manuscript, send it to an agent. And send a letter first, asking permission. Launch it into the real world of cold-blooded commercial response, not into the fantasyland of wishful thinking, cowardice and surrender to Resistance.

American Author

Jill Tarter

The existence of life beyond Earth is an ancient human concern. Over the years, however, attempts to understand humanity's place in the cosmos through science often got hijacked by wishful thinking or fabricated tales.

American Scientist

Thomas Sowell

Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case, it is usually at the expense of others. In other words, it is the opposite of idealism.

American Economist

David Gauke

But only a candidate who rejects wishful thinking, has the courage to tell the truth about the options in front of us and who will address Brexit on the basis of the hard realities will succeed.

British Politician

C. S. Lewis

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.

British Writer

John Ortberg

The church is in the hope business. We, of all people, ought to be known most for our hope because our hope is founded on something deeper than human ability or wishful thinking.

American Clergyman

Jan Brewer

I am encouraged that there's going to be much better dialogue between the federal government and the state of Arizona. I mean, I hope that's not wishful thinking.

American Politician

Chuck Palahniuk

Any real belief in death is just wishful thinking.

American Novelist

Gerald F. Lieberman

Where there is life there is wishful thinking.

American Writer

Used when the desired outcome is not probable or realistic, often in a hopeful or naive way.

Unlikely Outcome

'Wishful' implies a lack of concrete plans or actions to make the desire come true.

Not a Plan

'Wishful' carries a warm, positive emotional tone expressing endearment or longing.

Emotional Connotation

 And that's ironic to me, because depression is one of the best documented problems we have in the world, yet it's one of the least discussed. We just push it aside and put it in a corner and pretend it's not there and hope it'll fix itself. Well, it won't. It hasn't, and it's not going to, because that's wishful thinking,

Why we need to talk...

 So the question Can we do that? And I think we can. I think it's clear that we can make food that will feed billions of people without raping the land that they live on. I think we can power this world with energy that doesn't also destroy it. I really do believe that, and, no, it ain't wishful thinking.

The danger of science...

 A deep, determined, stubborn form of optimism emerged, not avoiding or denying the darkness that was pressing in but refusing to be cowed by it. That stubborn optimism is powerful. It is not dependent on assuming that the outcome is going to be good or having a form of wishful thinking about the future.

How to shift your...

 do that and I I think we can I think it's clear that we can make food that will feed billions of people without raping the land that they live on I think we can power this world with energy that doesn't also destroy it I really do believe that and know it ain't wishful thinking but here's the thing

 instagram picture if you can educate that person and stop that from happening then you've done your bit spreading awareness to stop wildlife trafficking might sound like wishful thinking but it actually works remember that thousand pounds of manta rays the kingpin and alex had tried to

Going Undercover to Save...

 stand up now and he's gonna walk around for us it's my wishful thinking kicking in there you know what patience as I said I've said many times patience pays off it's getting a bit chilly or not so we gonna sit we can sit with him because it's just so nice to be able to sit with

Safari Live - Day 4 PIPE...

 I do now okay maybe that's wishful thinking on my part but I feel like I'm a pretty good Adar and I felt like he gave a little smile at man and it wasn't being it was like we knew okay I mean yeah so he came out resilient said that atheists are better than bad

What I learned at...

 We have the capacity to alleviate suffering, extend life, prevent diseases, cure debilitating ailments, reduce infant mortality and preserve our planet. But we cannot accomplish all these goals by wishful thinking with our eyes closed

Why I choose humanism...

 There's an opportunity here, and it's real. It's not spin. It's not wishful thinking. The problems facing the developing world afford us in the developed world a chance to re-describe ourselves to the world.

Bono: Action for Africa

 We need to find ways to create an inclusive metaverse, one that keeps the best things of humanity kindness, creativity, cat memes. This is not wishful thinking. Kindness is a power house.