Speaking in the Élysée courtyard after lunch with the president, Mr. Foster called Mr. Sarkozy's approach to culture "fantastic," and "very refreshing," adding, "I thought there was a great enthusiasm, a sense of passion, of conviction, a belief in the importance of architecture, the way that it's a litmus test, if you like, a barometer for the values of a nation".
What distinguished it was the passion of its conviction, however naïve, that architecture could be an agent for profound social change.
He embarked on a new profession, and was increasingly surprised by the passion of his convictions.
They are the works of a writer with few equals for his industry, capacious memory and the passion of his convictions (from the Leninist ardour of his adolescence to the anti-Soviet patriotism of later years).
"For me, that spirituality and the work for justice are entirely inseparable," Farrell said, her voice rising with the passion of her convictions.
Even when things get all classroom-y, it's easy to follow the reasoning, to feel the passion of the convictions, especially given how dynamically Nelson brings it to life.
Dead Poets Society teaches us to resolve to lead lives of passion and conviction, mindful of the fact that in the story of our lives the script is ours to write, but the ending has long been decided.
My vision of a Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016 would be a continuation of the passion and conviction of Robert Kennedy in 1968 when he rallied working-class whites, blacks and Hispanics to the cause of his campaign based on the interests they shared.
But when you situate poetry, as Hughes does, as coming from a place of "passion", "conviction" and a deep and primal sense of rhythm, then the art itself has to be explained as being accessible - and mouldable - by all.
That it wasn't just a matter of debate and reason, but of passion and conviction too.
But the result is a tremendous event that seizes the viewer, involving us in a spectacle of passion, conviction, suffering and belief driven both literally and mechanically by violence.
