Greg Graffin

I call myself a naturalist as opposed to an atheist, but there are different styles. Some people just like to be close to nature. And some people actually worship nature, which is too wishy-washy because - like a lot of religious believers - they don't depend on facts.

American Musician

Karen Salmansohn

It's not enough to just mildly want what you want. You must wildly want what you want. Nobody ever got their greatest wishes by being wishy-washy. You need to put extreme energy into your power of intention to win what you wanna win.

American Author

Chris Hadfield

There are no wishy-washy astronauts. You don't get up there by being uncaring and blase. And whatever gave you the sense of tenacity and purpose to get that far in life is absolutely reaffirmed and deepened by the experience itself.

Canadian Astronaut

Alastair Reynolds

I'm a wishy-washy 'Guardian' reader, but the last thing I want to do is force a political agenda down people's throats. It's not central to my work, unlike, say, China Mieville, who's very politicised.

British Author

Jackee Harry

Women often come up not knowing how to make decisions. We get wishy-washy. We become great wage earners - breadwinners - but we don't know how to control empires.

American Actress

Keri Hilson

Timbaland's so wishy-washy sometimes - he'll hate a song at first and then love it, and then maybe go back to not liking it as much as something else.

Laura Moser

Wishy-washy equivocations - and not just on abortion, but on immigration, on civil rights, on income inequality - weaken all of us.

Penn Jillette

I get along so much better with fundamentalist Christians than I do with wishy-washy liberals, who want everyone to get along.

American Entertainer

Ian Rankin

I'm not Rebus. We're not the same. I don't even think he'd like me if we met. He'd think I was a wishy-washy liberal.

Scottish Writer

Tony Ferguson

I don't want to be close with anyone who's wishy-washy.

American Athlete

Use 'wishy-washy' when someone avoids committing to a clear, firm opinion on a subject.

Personal Views

'Wishy-washy' often expresses annoyance at someone's inability to make firm decisions.

Conveys Frustration

Use sparingly in formal work settings since 'wishy-washy' can sound informal and disrespectful.

In Professional Context

Use 'wishy-washy' to describe food or drinks that are too diluted or tasteless.

Lacking Flavor

When something like a movie or book is dull or lacks excitement, you might call it 'wishy-washy'.

Art and Entertainment

Something 'wishy-washy' might fail to spark strong emotions or interest in an audience.

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 as wishy-washy and a pipe dream scenario. But that didn't stop the FBI. They provided Sami Osmakac everything he needed. They gave him a car bomb, they gave him an AK-47, they helped him make a so-called martyrdom video, and they even gave him money for a taxi cab

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