Eludes Quotes

56 quotes by 53 authors

The study of mathematics is apt to commence in disappointment. . . . We are told that by its aid the stars are weighed and… — Alfred North Whitehead
Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them. — Ovid
Acutely aware of the poverty of my means, language became obstacle. At every page I thought, 'That's not it.' So I began again with other… — Elie Wiesel
Success on a cosmic level completely eludes me. I'm deeply suspicious of things being too good. It's part of my superstition, I think, to generate… — Hugh Laurie
If you investigate the matter deeply enough and widely enough, you will find that happiness eludes nearly all men despite the fact that they are… — Paul Brunton
Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you, — B.K.S. Iyengar
Yet so often it seems that victory eludes us. It is when our self-confidence is finally destroyed and is replaced with dependence upon God that… — K.P. Yohannan
It is an absolutely vain endeavor to attempt to reconstruct or even comprehend the nature of a human being by simply knowing the forces which… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
....the globalization that characterizes today's economics goes beyond or eludes the sovereignty of individual states, and thus the power of their rulers. It is not… — Patricio Aylwin
As my friend Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe has argued persuasively, there is an element of positivity in the visible world, and in color particularly, that totally eludes… — Dave Hickey
While love is common, true love is rare, and I believe that few people are fortunate enough to experience it. The roads of regular love… — David Buss
If you consider an unsuccessful hunt to be a waste of time, then the true meaning of the chase eludes you all together. — Fred Bear
All that is best for us comes of itself into our hands-but if we strive to overtake it, it perpetually eludes us. — Ananda Coomaraswamy
The proper timing of an attacking plan is a difficult matter which places great strain on a player's nerves. Mastery of this art is required… — Leonid Shamkovich
Why something in the public interest such as television news can be fought over, like a chain of hamburger stands, eludes me. — Jimmy Breslin
You say you are not happy in the Mission. That, in itself, is not a sign that God does not want you there. Perfect contentment… — Vincent de Paul
The past slips from our grasp. It leaves us only scattered things. The bond that united them eludes us. Our imagination usually fills in the… — Igor Stravinsky
The creative act is also in a small way a suffering act - we start out with our ego, this hope of making this thing… — Michael Leunig
The present offers itself to our touch for only an instant of time and then eludes the senses. — Plutarch
What eludes logic is the most precious element in us, and one can draw nothing from a syllogism that the mind has not put there… — Andre Gide

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