It fell to Yves Saint Laurent, as it often does, to put things right -- rightness being his most ineffable, enduring quality.
Nothing could be more fitting than the support this great teacher has given to this great architect, and it is no exaggeration to suggest that, for all the wisdom of Venturi's words and for all the rightness of his buildings, his career would not have taken precisely the direction it did without Scully's eloquent support.
Einstein's belief in the essential beauty and rightness of his work, and his willingness to ignore seemingly damning evidence to the contrary, illustrates how important esthetic qualities have become in judging theories of the universe.
In later chapters focusing on the doctor, we see a man driven by equally deep-seated ideals, just as convinced of the rightness of his cause as his most strident opponents are.
Like a Bible Belt preacher, Johnson wins over the crowd with his resounding belief in the rightness of his calling.
Yet he also had a certainty about the rightness of his views which led to conflicts with his colleagues and, sometimes, his superiors.
Even some liberals who concede the rightness of his cause and the grace of his prose criticize him for being a "one-trick pony," a self-regarding scold, who ignores Israeli suffering and wins his loudest plaudits abroad.
Convinced of the rightness of his cause and the power of his charisma, Churchill was serially unfaithful to the two political parties he represented and flip-flopped promiscuously on policy.
Never was there a president more content to be alone (as long as he could sense the nearby hovering of his wife), more certain of the rightness of his executive record, more sure that history would judge him well.
There was no doubt here that he was convinced of the rightness of his purpose, nor that he believes that his party is uniquely placed to reflect the anxieties of a broad swathe of voters.
