A Quote by William S. Burroughs

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

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William S. Burroughs
American - Writer
February 5, 1914 - August 2, 1997

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

Any real belief in death is just wishful thinking.

Chuck Palahniuk

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

[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

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?

David Alan Harvey

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

Sayyid Qutb

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

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

Sal Khan

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

It's not "wishful" thinking.

Rhonda Byrne

I'm not talking to you from the point of view of wishful thinking or imaginary craziness. i'm talking to you from a deeper, basic understanding.

Fred Alan Wolf

Where there is life there is wishful thinking.

Gerald F. Lieberman

There is a sense that science and politics are incompatible. I don't think so at all. I think it's important that scientists take great pains to make sure that ideology and personal bias and wishful thinking do not contaminate the collection and analysis and evidence.