The Blade, Toledo, Ohio, Marilou Johanek column: Time now to indulge...

Blade (Toledo, OH);  December 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ......suspended for many, is a good time for wishful thinking. Frankly, after the frenzied seasonal...for a handful, that's probably just wishful thinking. Still, it doesn't hurt to wish for...perceived slights and endless power plays, wishful thinking won't change anything. It won't ...

SA: Olsen says corner shop drugs just wishful thinking

AAP General News (Australia);  April 30, 1999 ;     254 words ......Olsen says corner shop drugs just wishful thinking ADELAIDE, April 30 AAP - The idea...help solve the drug problem was just wishful thinking, South Australian Premier John Olsen...premier said in a statement. "It is wishful thinking to suggest that you can tackle the...

Remembering her mother with 'Wishful Thinking': Dorothy Silver Playwriting...

Cleveland Jewish News;  December 8, 2000 ;     700+ words ......2000 Remembering her mother with `Wishful Thinking': Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition...heroine of Eleanor Reissa's new play, "Wishful Thinking," considers getting a nose job and...like "those pretty Irish girls." "Wishful Thinking," the winner of the 2000 Dorothy Silver...

Can accurate knowledge reduce wishful thinking in voters' predictions of...

The Journal of Psychology;  May 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ...Wishful thinking is the link between a preference...empirical studies have demonstrated wishful thinking in voters' predictions of election...rate knowledge would reduce the wishful thinking in voters' predictions. Babad and...

Just wishful thinking.(News)

Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  May 16, 2008 ;     27 words ...Byline: Susan Lee NEW research suggests that most of us believe our partners are more attractive than they actually are. That's not scientific study. Just wishful thinking.

Wishful thinking is a never-ending dose of reality

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  April 9, 2007 ;     488 words ......I had some GREAT responses to my wishful thinking column, including one from a mother...another boy. She included examples of wishful thinking that went along with her hopes for...I showed up to lunch sans catalog. Wishful thinking!" "I wish I didn't eat so much during...

Wishful thinking can't replace research

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  June 17, 2004 ;     219 words ......Record (Bergen County, NJ) 06-17-2004 Wishful thinking can't replace research THE MOTLEY...per share, losing my shirt. Was it wishful thinking or compulsivity that stopped me from...Psychology plays a big part in investing. Wishful thinking is one danger, especially when you...

Wishful Thinking on Iraq; President Bush isn't the only guilty party.

The Washington Post;  July 12, 2007 ;     422 words ......President Bush has been guilty of "wishful thinking" on Iraq. When he was promoting...more difficult to sustain. But his wishful thinking can't excuse, even if it helps explain, the wishful thinking on the other side. Advocates of...

Sequel to 'Failed Promises' deemed 'Wishful Thinking.' (reports from John...

National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition;  October 17, 1994 ;     691 words ......which will apparently be entitled Wishful Thinking, had not been released as of this...the implicit conclusion underlying Wishful Thinking. While never directly advocating a...presence in the insurance industry, 'Wishful Thinking' implies that a strong federal regulator...

Ceasefire calls are `wishful thinking'

The Independent - London;  July 14, 1997 ;     490 words ......the Government was engaged in "wishful thinking". Ms Mowlam said the terrorists...for an end to what he called "wishful thinking" . "There are too many people still engaged in wishful thinking and the consequences of their...

ENOUGH WISHFUL THINKING.(Editorial)(Editorial)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  February 17, 2003 ;     478 words ......used realistic numbers instead of wishful thinking in its earlier budget projections...correction bill featuring a big dose of wishful thinking: * For starters, the House bill sets...credible alternative that doesn't rely on wishful thinking, and which doesn't limit Taft's ...

Brown's 'wishful thinking' ; West Mp Don Foster said new figures make it...

Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  May 5, 2008 ;     101 words ......Government's target of offering all pupils five hours of sport a week is "wishful thinking". The Bath Liberal Democrat MP spoke out after it was revealed...provide five hours of school sport a week is nothing more than wishful thinking."

MPs attack 'wishful thinking' over financing of Olympics

The Independent - London;  April 22, 2008 ;     120 words ......2012 Olympics bill, accusing ministers of succumbing to "wishful thinking" over their "entirely unrealistic" original estimates...contribute funding towards the Games has proved little more than wishful thinking," he said. Meanwhile, the Olympic Delivery Authority has...

Wishful thinking

The Sunday Telegraph London;  December 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Hope is the parent of wishful thinking: we at The Sunday Telegraph would...the war fell prey to another sort of wishful thinking and one which is truly shameful. The...were wrong. But that really would be wishful thinking.

Dingell report is wishful thinking. (Representative John D. Dingell)...

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management;  November 14, 1994 ;     620 words ...Wishful Thinking is a thoughtful, powerful and valuable...swindlers to engage in insurance fraud, Wishful Thinking never gets around to demonstrating...vision clouds reality. As a result, Wishful Thinking unfairly diminishes the accomplishments...