K'naan

I think it's a mistake to work on success in career. I've worked on my passions obsessively. How can I say what I want to say more precisely than the last time I said it? Success is such an elusive concept. When you work for it, I think you get it in a way you might regret it.

Somali Musician

Robert Plant

The trouble is now, with rock'n'roll and stuff, it gets so big that it loses what once upon a time was a magnificent thing, where it was special and quite elusive and occasionally a little sinister and it had its own world nobody could get in.

British Musician

Seth MacFarlane

I think at times I read too much of my own press. I wish I was better at taking in how great my life is, but that's surprisingly elusive. I tend to be very hard on myself and insecure about failing no matter what happens.

American Cartoonist

Paul Davies

In the frantic search for an elusive 'cure,' few researchers stand back and ask a very basic question: why does cancer exist? What is its place in the grand story of life?

British Writer

Gwen Ifill

Truth is, in fact, an elusive concept. It depends almost entirely on where you are standing at the time. It is a human instinct to confuse belief with truth.

American Journalist

John Grogan

Many of the qualities that come so effortlessly to dogs - loyalty, devotion, selflessness, unflagging optimism, unqualified love - can be elusive to humans.

American Author

Lara Trump

No doubt, the fight against ISIS is deadly serious, as was the raid that took down their elusive leader.

American Producer

Hun Sen

Peace, so elusive in the past many decades, now finally prevails all over the country.

Cambodian Statesman

John C. Bogle

In my long experience, one thing I know is that truth is elusive.

American Businessman

Gloria Vanderbilt

American Designer

Often used metaphorically to describe something not physically graspable, like success or a solution.

Metaphorical Usage

Can carry a sense of frustration or challenge, reflecting the feelings of the person trying to achieve or find something.

Emotionally Charged

Describes targets that require time, effort, or a particular strategy to obtain or understand.

Not Immediately Obvious

Refers to things that slip from memory or understanding, like complex concepts or dreams.

Mental Grasp

May imply that something is open to different interpretations or not clearly defined.

Subjective Interpretation

Understanding elusive information often needs extra concentration or attention to detail.

Requires Focus

Used to describe actions or statements deliberately designed to be difficult to interpret or predict.

Intentionally Vague

Can refer to someone who is consistently avoiding being pinned down or committing to something.

Avoidance Behavior

Indicates a person who hides their genuine personality or intentions.

Concealing True Self

 they get on it's not really enough to just release them and think brilliant fine and wash your hands of it it's important to know that what we've done and the whole process has worked and that we've done right by the foxes and they are going to survive and thrive and hopefully breed in the wild that can be difficult because foxes can be quite elusive and trying to keep track of them once

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 should not divorce business from our wondrous elusive unpredictable and unquantifiable mantis eyes the enterprise to humanize the enterprise so let us value what we cannot measure let us acknowledge that the best things in life are those that are not optimized let us create things that are not only

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 they're usually shy and elusive animals hard to get close to but the warm clear waters of the cayman islands offer something different on the north side of grand cayman island swarms of stingrays live inside a protective barrier reef where the water is calm and shallow

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 the clouded leopard is one of the most elusive difficult animals in the whole world to film and this is conclusive evidence that there is one living not more than a couple of miles away from camp looking for tracks and signs is detective work it's almost like putting

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 For example, scientists have been able to differentiate the elusive blue whale's populations worldwide based on their songs. But the oceans are getting noisier as a result of human activity. Boating, military sonar, underwater construction,

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 As with many unsolved mysteries of the ancient world, we may never know for sure, barring the invention of a time machine, that is. But while the answers remain elusive, these images are our earliest proof of human communication,

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 and for the millions who live in unaccepting places with no resources, dignity remains elusive. I am lucky to have forged meaning and built identity, but that's still a rare privilege.

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 because of their quirky looks an elusive nocturnal lifestyle aye eyes have become part of madagascar folklore they're feared and persecuted as the bringers of bad omens

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 oh what was that what was that what was that geez that's no leopard you ratbag it is snow leopards are incredibly rare and elusive oh wow no wonder

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 untameable elusive and known for their secretive nature this solitary species native to the uk is now britain's rarest carnival

Elusive

Metaphorical Usage

Emotionally Charged

Not Immediately Obvious

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