A Quote by Sayyid Qutb

Faith is not by wishful thinking, it is what takes root in the heart and shows in one's actions.

Sayyid Qutb

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Sayyid Qutb
Egyptian - Author
October 9, 1906 - August 29, 1966

Any belief in Creators or Purpose is wishful thinking. And when you point out that perhaps ALL thinking is wishful, reactions of intense irritation give evidence that we are not dealing with logic but with faith.

William S. Burroughs

Wishful thinking did not give Oregonians the bottle bill. Wishful thinking did not give the public access to beaches. Nor can we expect wishful thinking to turn around a decades-long disinvestment in our higher education system.

Ted Wheeler

The trouble with many religions, accused of wishful thinking, is that they are not wishful enough. They show a deplorable lack of imagination.

Alan Watts

Let us use our energy and our initiative to solve our problems without relying on prayers and wishful thinking. When we have faith in ourselves, we will find we do not have to have faith in gods.

Ruth Hurmence Green

Don't settle for wishful thinking; make peace in your heart a reality.

Woodrow M. Kroll

Suffice it to say that our over-reliance on testing is based largely on habit, wishful thinking, and leaps of faith.

Sal Khan

For me hope isn't wishful thinking or blind faith about the future. It's a stance toward life - one of curiosity and humility.

Frances Moore Lappé

To search means, first, I need Being, Truth; second, I do not know where to find it; and third, an action takes place that is not based on fantasies of certainty— while at the same time a waiting takes place that is rooted not in wishful thinking but in a deep sense of urgency.

Jacob Needleman

Faith takes root in the insignificant.

Nancy Willard

[Faith] is nothing more than wishful thinking, and the wish is no evidence of anything beyond itself. Yet so many religious people take their wishes for reality.

Vincent Bugliosi

I feel that we should stop wasting our time trying to please the supernatural and concentrate on improving the welfare of human beings. I think that, uh, we should use our energy and our initiative to solve our problems, and stop relying on prayer and wishful thinking. If we have faith in ourselves, we won't have to have faith in gods.

Ruth Hurmence Green

Maybe it's wishful thinking, this snaggly faith of mine, or maybe it's Miles Davis saying, Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

Anne Lamott

Religion: A lot of fanciful ideas inspired by wishful thinking. Science: A lot of logical ideas based on the best evidence available. Which should we have faith in?