Joshua Oppenheimer

In documentary filmmaking, there's a tradition of telling stories about victims. We often do that from a very patronizing place, but mostly we do it from a very selfish place, to reassure ourselves that our lives are in sympathy and solidarity with the victims.

British Director

J. G. Ballard

The bourgeois novel is the greatest enemy of truth and honesty that was ever invented. It's a vast, sentimentalizing structure that reassures the reader, and at every point, offers the comfort of secure moral frameworks and recognizable characters.

British Author

Patrick Modiano

Encourage aspiring writers to continue writing when things are going against them, when it feels hard. Explain the typical obstacles that occur, and encourage and reassure them to continue, never to give up.

French Novelist

Jed Mercurio

I remember watching TV as a kid, and whenever there was some sort of jeopardy involving the hero, I could reassure myself that they were what I'd call a 'can't-die' character, so everything would be OK.

British Writer

Georges Bernanos

What does the truth matter? Haven't we mothers all given our sons a taste for lies, lies which from the cradle upwards lull them, reassure them, send them to sleep: lies as soft and warm as a breast!

French Author

Louis Kahn

Every time a student walks past a really urgent, expressive piece of architecture that belongs to his college, it can help reassure him that he does have that mind, does have that soul.

American Architect

Julie Payette

It reassures me that when we get together as a community, when we put our effort together and our will to help others, we can achieve anything, and that is a lesson for us all.

Canadian Politician

Agatha Christie

Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves about themselves by achieving something that the world will notice.

English Writer

Irving Kirsch

If doctors just spent more time with their patients so they felt more reassured, that might help.

American Educator

Kyle

It's important to reassure people that everything is going to be all right.

American Musician

Used when someone needs emotional backing to feel secure or less anxious.

Emotional Support

Accompanied by a comforting touch or hug to convey empathy.

Physical Gestures

Can be conveyed through a smile or nod, not just through words.

Non-Verbal Cues

Aims to diminish doubts one may have about a particular situation or outcome.

Uncertainty Reduction

Used when providing further explanation to ensure understanding and certainty.

Clarification

Often used to reiterate support, attention, or intention to someone.

Reinforcing Commitment

It can express ongoing support or approval to boost confidence or behavior.

Positive Reinforcement

 because if I was aware of it, then I could do something positive about it -- but go on to reassure both them and myself that we were safe and didn't need to feel frightened anymore. I would set boundaries for the voices, and try to interact with them in a way that was assertive yet respectful, establishing a slow process

The voices in my head PIPE...

 I was at a dinner party, and a woman heard that I work in computer security, and she asked me if -- she said her computer had been infected by a virus, and she was very concerned that she might get sick from it, that she could get this virus. And I'm not a doctor, but I reassured her

Avi Rubin: All your...

 And they really want me to understand the reason. People want me to reassure them that my cancer is all part of a plan. A few letters even suggested it was God's plan that I get cancer so I could help people by writing about it. People are certain it is a test of my character

"Everything happens for...

 but reassures himself that your statement couldn't have changed anything. You leave, and life on the island seems to go on as before. But on the hundredth morning after your visit, all the prisoners are gone, each having asked to leave the previous night.

Can you solve the...

 So, what was your low point? And if you could build a time machine to travel back and talk to that kid, what would you say to yourself? For me, it was easy. All I really needed was someone to reassure me that somehow I was a normal part of the universe.

Let's talk about sex -...

 they predicted the end of the world in just a few weeks time so if you've come out tonight and this is weighing heavily upon your minds fret not I intend to send you home reassured now all too often when we think of lost

Bill Saturno: Adding...

 Well, what is going on with these people? As a physician, I have to try and define what's going on and to reassure people, especially to reassure them that they're not going insane. Something like 10 percent, as I said,

What hallucination...

 Would you feel reassured? For these reasons, I think that preserving the future of humanity is among the most important problems that we currently face. But let's keep using this framework. Is this problem neglected?

What are the most...

 he was inconsolable what about my friends we tried to reassure him he said you'll be back you'll have us and you'll make new friends he knew we were going for two years he looked at us and said

The science of...

 life for now she reassures him with constant caresses from her fin within the group this kind of body language helps to reinforce relationships and keep the peace

Reassure