"Duke University has a deeply held commitment to inclusiveness grounded in respect for all, and we encourage our community to speak out when they feel that those ideals are challenged". Hough, who continues to be at the center of heavy backlash, further clarified his comments to HuffPost by sharing his take on some of his own experiences growing up and the conclusions he's drawn from them.
For some, personal experience of being a service user has motivated them; for others, a deeply held commitment to social justice drives them towards a challenging and often strenuous career.
Of the selection, Töpfer said, "I am convinced that choosing Achim Steiner will prove to be a great decision, bringing youth, dynamism, intellect, and a deeply held commitment to environment and sustainable development issues".
"He does not have a deeply held philosophy, say, biblically based philosophy as some of us do".
"If they have a deeply held belief, they get the exemption," said Dr. Eddy Bresnitz, New Jersey's chief epidemiologist.
Most physicists have a deeply held belief that universal laws should be elegant, so what they are looking for is not a kludge, but a better theory.
Whaling, of course, is a fraught subject, but I don't know enough about the local tradition to have a deeply held opinion.
"If you have a deeply held belief in the American way of doing business, it's not going to work.
We can have a deeply held opinion without believing that those who oppose us must be idiots".
A recent tweet calling for a 35percenttariffff on companies that leave the US seems to be a reflection of Trump's deeply held commitment to keeping manufacturing jobs in America by any means necessary.
