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“Although the elusive 'cure' may be a distant dream, understanding the true nature of cancer will enable it to be better controlled and less menacing.”

May Dream Understanding Cancer Cures Controlled Elusive True Nature

Author: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?”

Doe Stories Asks Cancer Cures Elusive Researchers Frantic

Author:Paul Davies

“In the end, my pursuit of the elusive New York State driver's license became about much more than a divorced woman's learning to drive for the first time.”

Firsts Ends States New York First Time Pursuit Drivers License Divorced Elusive New York State

Author:Suzanne Vega

“Perhaps the critics are right: this generation may not produce literature equal to that of any past generation-who cares? The writer will be dead before anyone can judge him-but he must go on writing, reflecting disorder, defeat, despair, should that be all he sees at the moment, but ever searching for the elusive love, joy, and hope-qualities which, as in the act of life itself, are best when they have to be struggled for, and are not commonly come by with much ease, either by a critic's formula or by a critic's yearning.”

Source: My Generation: Collected Nonfiction

“I guess I'm attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive.”

Definitions Elusive

Author:Andrew Bird

“Elusive dreams and vague desires fanned to fiery needs by deadly deeds of falling empires.”

Needs Dream Reality Desire Fall Deeds Empires Vague Elusive Fiery

Author:Joni Mitchell

“Life is short, science is long; opportunity is elusive, experiment is dangerous, judgement is difficult.”

Life Long Life Is Opportunity Difficult Dangerous Experiments Judgement Life Is Short Elusive Difficult Life

Book:Hippocratic writings

Source: Hippocratic writings

“Delayed energy projects and regulatory hurdles to domestic oil production not only cost the United States economy billions of dollars and millions of jobs, but they also stand in the way of an elusive goal: true American energy security.”

“Since age seven, I've been composing and have never stopped composing, yet, the creative process is as elusive to me as it has ever been.”

Age Process Creative Seven Creative Process Elusive Composing

Author:Lukas Foss