Reviewing Ms. Ginsberg's Mimi in The New York Times in 1987, Bernard Holland praised her "passionately idiosyncratic ideas on phrasing" and her "desire to say something — to be Mimi — rather than just make pretty sounds".
The two called it "a career best for Chris Carter" and praised his writing and directing, noting that both were "powerfully" and "passionately" done.
Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith praised Mr Andrews as "one of the most effective and committed ministers" in the Welsh government who would continue to represent his Rhondda constituents "robustly and passionately".
TIME magazine especially praised the fourth season, stating that "no other TV show has ever loved a city so well, damned it so passionately, or sung it so searingly".
But many reviewers take Fung Wah's side, sometimes passionately so, making the argument that you get what you pay for, even praising the breakneck speed of the buses as well as the convenience of the tickets.
"I'm passionately of the belief that comedy actually can't change anything, but I am being forced to question that," he says, praising in particular the impact his idol, John Oliver, has had on American television.
Who can forget David, an Orthodox Jew who passionately sang G-d's praises during Shabbat, and Connor, who sang about his love for the Pope.
Last week, when he wanted to show himself as a qualified commander in chief, he imported a parade of veterans, admirals and generals to the Democratic convention to praise him, then spoke passionately about his own combat service in Vietnam.
Since Dublin Castle, in its defeat, remained silent, the only sour note came from James Joyce, home briefly from his exile in Trieste, who reported that "Dubliners care nothing for art but love an argument passionately," and that, despite all the noise and praise, Shaw's play was, in his opinion, not very good.
