Wishful thinking

Such wishful thinking can be perilous.

It's not spin. It's not wishful thinking.

You'll have to face it, Mr Murchison. That's wishful thinking.

Unfortunately, as we saw at Davos, the global climate debate is polluted with myths and wishful thinking.

This might be wishful thinking, however. And, even if social unrest does erupt, repression might succeed again.

In many developing countries, this process is only just starting, while in others it remains only wishful thinking.

And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the Scripture except in wishful thinking, but they are only assuming.

And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the Scripture except in wishful thinking, but they are only assuming.

You've planned your vengeance out of the crazy quilt of your imagination sewed together with thin little threads of wishful thinking.

And some of them are common (people) and do not know the Book, but only wishful thoughts, and they are only doubters.

And some of them are common (people) and do not know the Book, but only wishful thoughts, and they are only doubters.

Attempts to construe this conscious political decision not to be blackmailed as voluntary isolation can, therefore, be nothing more than wishful thinking.

There are among them unlettered people who have no real knowledge of the Scriptures, knowing only their own wishful thinking and following only conjecture.

There are among them unlettered people who have no real knowledge of the Scriptures, knowing only their own wishful thinking and following only conjecture.

And they say None will go to Paradise but the Jews and the Christians but this is only wishful thinking. Say Bring the proof if you are truthful.

And they say None will go to Paradise but the Jews and the Christians but this is only wishful thinking. Say Bring the proof if you are truthful.

They say 'None but Jews and Nazarenes shall be admitted to Paradise' Such are their wishful fancies. Say 'Bring us your proof, if what you say is true'

They say 'None but Jews and Nazarenes shall be admitted to Paradise' Such are their wishful fancies. Say 'Bring us your proof, if what you say is true'

And they say, None will enter Paradise except one who is a Jew or a Christian. That is merely their wishful thinking, Say, Produce your proof, if you should be truthful.

And they say, None will enter Paradise except one who is a Jew or a Christian. That is merely their wishful thinking, Say, Produce your proof, if you should be truthful.

They declare, None shall ever enter Heaven unless he be a Jew or a Christian. This is their own wishful thinking. Prophet , say, Produce your evidence if you are telling the truth.

They declare, None shall ever enter Heaven unless he be a Jew or a Christian. This is their own wishful thinking. Prophet , say, Produce your evidence if you are telling the truth.

It is unclear how much of this is wishful thinking and how much is based on real shifts in identities and attachments. Survey evidence shows that attachment to the nation state remains quite strong.

NEW YORK The conventional wisdom that sub Saharan Africa has moved beyond military coups may be wishful thinking. In the past two years, Africa has seen successful coups in Niger, Guinea, Madagascar, and Mauritania.

This is not just wishful thinking. The Conference on Disarmament is a negotiating body which should not prevent us from setting ambitious objectives because we know that the expectations of the international community are real.

Who could have said with certainty that the economic upturn announced by Hollande was real rather than aspirational? Beyond his message s wishful thinking, the public s reaction to the messenger was a mixture of disbelief and indifference.

They say, None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or according to the Christians) a Christian. These are their wishful fancies. Say to them, Bring your proof, if you are right in your claim.

They say, None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or according to the Christians) a Christian. These are their wishful fancies. Say to them, Bring your proof, if you are right in your claim.

Given the difficulty of coming up with even 10 billion a year let alone the 200 billion a year that is needed for mitigation and adaptation it is wishful thinking to expect an agreement along these lines.

As was true three years ago, many hope for an Asian decoupling that this high flying region will be immune to global shocks. But, with GDP growth now slowing across Asia, that hope appears to be wishful thinking.

Paradise is not obtained by your wishful thinking nor by that of the People of the Scripture. Whoever does a wrong will be recompensed for it, and he will not find besides Allah a protector or a helper.

Paradise is not obtained by your wishful thinking nor by that of the People of the Scripture. Whoever does a wrong will be recompensed for it, and he will not find besides Allah a protector or a helper.

After 42 years of dictatorship, Libya, like Iraq in 2003 after the fall of Saddam Hussein, needs more than wishful thinking to become a vibrant democracy. It needs organized state building in Tripoli and realistic policymaking in Western capitals.

They will call to them, Were we not with you? They will say, Yes, but you cheated your souls, and waited, and doubted, and became deluded by wishful thinking, until the command of God arrived and arrogance deceived you regarding God.

They will call to them, Were we not with you? They will say, Yes, but you cheated your souls, and waited, and doubted, and became deluded by wishful thinking, until the command of God arrived and arrogance deceived you regarding God.

But there are fundamental reasons to believe that the eurozone s investment rate will remain permanently depressed. The often invoked investment gap is mostly a result of wishful thinking, and the remaining barriers to investment have little to do with a lack of financing.

In fact, one may wonder if the world has made of Sharon a providential man because it wanted so much to believe that there was still hope around the corner in the Middle East. Was this wishful thinking or self fulfilling prophecy?

Nor was the old system able to resolve regional conflicts due to competition for areas of influence. The question now before the international community is the following were these convictions justified? Or did wishful thinking leapfrog reality, ignoring the following salient facts?

With the US on the way to achieving energy independence, there is a risk that America and its Western allies will consider the Middle East less strategically important. That belief is wishful thinking a burning Middle East can destabilize the world in many ways.

Europeans, both debtors and creditors, must address the banking problem forthrightly, and simultaneously with the euro, sovereign debt, and fiscal adjustment issues. Pretending that banks that passed modest stress tests can be kept open indefinitely with little collateral damage is wishful and dangerous thinking.

The hypocrites will call to the believers, Were we not with you? They will say, Yes, but you afflicted yourselves and awaited misfortune for us and doubted, and wishful thinking deluded you until there came the command of Allah. And the Deceiver deceived you concerning Allah.

The hypocrites will call to the believers, Were we not with you? They will say, Yes, but you afflicted yourselves and awaited misfortune for us and doubted, and wishful thinking deluded you until there came the command of Allah. And the Deceiver deceived you concerning Allah.

The hypocrites will call out to the faithful Were we not on your side? They will reply, Yes, but you gave in to temptation, you wavered and doubted and were deceived by your wishful thinking until God's will was done then the Deceiver Satan misled you about God.

The hypocrites will call out to the faithful Were we not on your side? They will reply, Yes, but you gave in to temptation, you wavered and doubted and were deceived by your wishful thinking until God's will was done then the Deceiver Satan misled you about God.