Kerry Washington

When you buy into the cultural idea of what's acceptable and unacceptable, you reinforce negative stereotypes and prejudices. That wouldn't work for me. I don't love to give advice to anyone, because we all have to make our own choices, but I'd want to live my life in truth.

American Actress

Ira Glass

Reporters tend to find in others what they are suited to find, so there is a whole school of reporting where they are cynical about the world, and everything reinforces that. Whereas I tend to be optimistic and be amused by people and like them, even rather bad people.

American Journalist

Alan Mulally

Positive leadership - conveying the idea that there is always a way forward - is so important, because that is what you are here for - to figure out how to move the organization forward. Critical to doing that is reinforcing the idea that everyone is included.

American Businessman

Iain Duncan Smith

All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour.

British Politician

Julius Erving

I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports.

American Athlete

Nile Rodgers

Everything about my life was culturally rich, and all the people I met sort of reinforced the wackiness that was normally inside of me. No one said, 'You can't do that,' until I got to real record companies, that is.

American Musician

Walter Payton

I am happy to say that everyone that I have met in my life, I have gained something from them; be it negative or positive, it has enforced and reinforced my life in some aspect.

Lynn Johnston

I often think you bring unhappiness on yourself, because if you don't like yourself very much, you allow yourself to be influenced by people who reinforce that.

American Cartoonist

Richard Rogers

A greater focus on design in all new homes would make the best use of land, create homes and public spaces, and reinforce the structures of urban life.

British Architect

Mao Zedong

The differences between friends cannot but reinforce their friendship.

Chinese Leader

Used when physical objects like buildings or structures are made stronger or more secure.

Physical Strengthening

Applies when extra information or clarification makes an argument or idea more convincing.

Adding Details

Refers to actions or words that make someone's feelings or beliefs stronger.

Emotional Support

Used when certain behaviors are promoted or made more habitual through repetition or encouragement.

Habit Formation

In military context, it means adding more forces or equipment to strengthen a group.

Military Support

The term is often used in technical or specialized situations like military operations.

Technical Context

 It's just they can have it. They've seen others that have got these monkeys as pets and they think, Oh, well, I can have a monkey as a pet and there's nothing stopping them. So I think without having the the law reinforcing that, it's very difficult. What do all of these primates here mean to you, the ones that you're looking after, the ones that you're protecting?

Should Primates be Kept...

 But the idea that there must be a real you, surely that's obvious. If there's anything real in the world, it's you. Well, I'm not quite sure. At least we have to understand a bit better what that means. Now certainly, I think there are lots of things in our culture around us which sort of reinforce the idea

Julian Baggini: Is there...

 And over the course of development, a legion of osteoblasts reinforce the skeleton that protects our organs, allows us to move, produces blood cells and more. But this initial building process alone is not enough to make bones strong and functional. If you took a bone built this way,

How to grow a bone -...

 the order within a Wolf Pack hierarchy is constantly reinforced by displays of dominance and Submission in a complex language of different forms of communication vocalizations such as growls barks yips and whines are equally as important as the non verbal body

Jim & Jamie Dutcher: The...

 All of these behaviors reinforce social bonds, communicate feelings and establish who is in charge of the group. They even perform actions that seem all too human. But while chimps across the world only have a limited repertoire of vocalizations,

How to Speak Chimpanzee...

 Meanwhile, your self-esteem and confidence can get a big boost. There are a few reasons for that. One is found in training. Just by working and working at skills, especially with a good coach, you reinforce a growth mindset within yourself.

How playing sports...

 Kenya is a country where you are guilty until proven rich. Kenya's poor are five times more likely to be shot dead by the police who are meant to protect them than by criminals. This was reinforced by the political climate of the day.

Boniface Mwangi: The day...

 and supporter pretending to bite means i'm enjoying this play fight all of these behaviors reinforce social bonds communicate feelings and establish who is in charge of the group they even perform actions that seem all too human

Thought-provoking...

 each packed with interconnected species. Every link provides stability to the next, strengthening biodiversity's weave. That weave is further reinforced by the genetic diversity within individual species,

Why is biodiversity so...

 to expose our humanity showing our true selves and reinforcing the fact that we are indeed our brother's keeper or will we allow it to reveal our deepest darkest demons the true question is not

Reinforce