#purely

War had always seemed to me to be a purely human behavior. Accounts of warlike behavior date back to the very first written records of human history; it seemed to be an almost universal characteristic of human groups. ↗

— Jane Goodall

#almost #always #back #behavior #characteristic

There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American. ↗

— O. Henry

#american #day #one day #ours #purely

The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears to lead to a purely decorative conception of painting. ↗

— Edward Hopper

#art #conception #contemporary #decorative #deny

It's much less interesting as an actor playing someone who's purely good or purely evil. ↗

— Michael Chiklis

#evil #good #interesting #less #much

It's one of those scenarios where no, I never imagined that I'd be directed in a love scene - not even a love scene because it's kind of a hard-core sex scene because it's kind of just purely played for this carnal venting. ↗

— Thomas Haden Church

#carnal #directed #even #i #imagined

Being a purely instrumental album, it makes a musical statement, not a religious one, and I hope that people can feel the emotion of the great melodies, even without the words. ↗

— Kenny G

#being #emotion #even #feel #great

A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#cannot #composed #fit #god #mind

I have made decisions based from purely an actor's point of view. ↗

— Jessica Lange

#based #decisions #i #made #point

If whiteness were of no particular advantage, then having a fuller color wheel of skin tones would be purely a matter of celebration. But whiteness - just a drop of it - does still carry privilege. You learn that very young in America. ↗

— Eric Liu

#america #carry #celebration #color #does

The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject. ↗

— Jawaharlal Nehru

#consideration #detailed #enough #good #not good enough