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--->'''Astrid:''' Well, you're right. You're back to where you started. But I was the first to believe in you. And I have watched you doubt whether you're worthy ever since. But you know what? I am the person I am today because of you. I never told you that, but it's true. You are the bravest, most stubborn, most determined knucklehead I know. Toothless didn't give you that, Hiccup. He just made it...
--->'''Hiccup:''' ''Easier.''
--->'''Astrid:''' And now it's gonna be a lot harder. So... what're you gonna ''do'' about it?
--->'''Hiccup:''' Probably something stupid.
--->'''Astrid:''' That's the Hiccup I know.

* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'':
** Astrid says this in a roundabout way to Hiccup when she explains why she asked her ArmorPiercingQuestion, "Because I want to remember what you say, RIGHT NOW." Translated: "Because you are a powerful Viking warrior of legend in your own way, and what you say now is likely going to be the stuff of a great saga."
** And:
--->'''Hiccup:''' 300 years and I'm the first Viking who wouldn't kill a dragon!\\

* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics: [[spoiler:In issue 276, Rotor's abusive father, Tundra, is revealed to be an Egg Boss and still shows him no respect for choosing to be an inventor. Rotor undergoes HeroicBSOD over this but Sonic snaps him out of it by stating he's more a man than his father by choosing to oppose Eggman rather than rolling over.]]

* In ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'', protagonist John Rumford comforts his old friend and fellow Marine, [[SergeantRock Gunny Matthews]], when the latter feels worthless for giving in and claiming conversion to Islam in order to survive captivity by the radical Islamic terrorists, rather than becoming a martyr. Since Matthews is a very serious Christian, he has very high moral standards for honesty, and becomes despondent having violated them; but Rumford manages to reach through to him and convince him that God still loves him--and that his fellow fighters still ''need'' him.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', Buzz realizing that yes, he ''is'' a toy, not a space ranger, sends him into a HeroicBSOD. He doesn't even care when [[KidsAreCruel Sid]] straps large firework to his back. However, Woody explaining that Andy loves him ''because'' Buzz is a toy- a cool toy, with lots of awesome features.

'''Robin:''' ''(Amused)'' [[IgnorantOfThCall A hero?]] Did you hear that, Johnny? We've just been pardoned!\\

* In ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'', Robin is unhappy because his status as an outlaw means he can't marry Maid Marian. Friar Tucker happens by and tries to uplift him;

'''Robin:''' ''(Amused)'' A hero? Did you hear that, Johnny? We've just been pardoned!\\

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* In the fourth case of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations 2'', Edgeworth [[spoiler:does this to an amnesiac Kay who thinks she killed someone and just doesn't remember]].
** He also did so with [[spoiler:his adoptive sister Franziska at the end of ''Justice For All'', as she is about to quit being a prosecutor because she doesn't believe she can change for the better the way that Edgeworth did, which is something that Edgeworth refuses to agree with.]]
* In the final trial of ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', Hajime is [[SadisticChoice faced with a seemingly unwinnable dilemma]]: [[spoiler:either shut down the virtual reality him and his friends are in, destroying the [[BigBad Junko [=AI=]]] that's been behind everything at the cost of returning to [[TerroristsWithoutACause their old selves]] and [[RetGone deleting his own existence]], or picking the Graduate option, allowing them all to escape the system with their memories intact but allowing the [=AI=] to take over the bodies of their comatose friends and once again wreak havoc on the world.]] Faced with this, [[HeroicBSOD he caves]], unable to choose. That's when he's met by [[spoiler:Chiaki, who snaps him out of his funk and encourages him to have confidence in himself. That he has to do this for the sake of no one but himself. Not to sacrifice himself for the greater good, but to create his own future after being dragged around and manipulated by everyone else for so long, one where he and his friends manage to escape and survive]]. [[HeroicSecondWind Those turn out to be the exact words he needs.]]
* ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'': After Yuuya makes several self-deriding comments about himself (if you choose to meet with him at the Shrine in Holiday Star), Hiyoko more or less says this to him word for word.
-->"I think you're a better person than you think you are, Yuuya! Sakuya and the doctor are always chewing you out, but you shouldn't let that get you down. Just do your thing and be yourself."
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--''Sister Marianne:''' If you are the real Penny Akk, who gave Bull Cuddihy peace, who gave Claudia Cuddihy freedom, and who gave my great niece Barbara hope, then a chance is all you need.

** In Volume 4, believing that she betrayed her family by leaving them to follow the White Fang's new leader, no longer considers herself worthy of their love. Her father tells her that her eventually leaving and setting herself back onto the right path proves she is a far stronger person than most people ever manage.

** In "A Much Needed Talk," Blake, believing that she betrayed her family by leaving them to follow the White Fang's new leader, no longer considers herself worthy of their love. Her father tells her that her eventually leaving and setting herself back onto the right path proves she is a far stronger person than most people ever manage.
** In Volume 9, this is the lesson Ruby ends up learning as she ultimately realizes that she doesn't need to be a perfect Huntress, but just be herself.

** In "[[Recap/HelluvaBossS2E7MammonsMagnificentMusical Mammon's Magnificent Musical]]", Fizzarolli has a panic attack of his own once he cracks under the constant pressure Mammon puts him under. His lover, Asmodeus, tries his best to convince Fizz to quit working for Mammon, until Fizz reveals that the real reason he's afraid of losing the [[TalentContest clown pageant]] and works so hard all the time is because he feels he is unworthy of being with Asmodeus unless he is at his best. He wholeheartedly believes that, because of [[spoiler:[[ScarsAreUgly his horrific scars]] from [[DarkAndTroubledPast the circus fire years ago]]]], he is nothing unless he is the best damn clown in Hell, which he thinks he can only be thanks to Mammon. Asmodeus replies by telling Fizz why everything he just said is wrong:

** In "[[Recap/HelluvaBossS2E7MammonsMagnificentMusical Mammon's Magnificent Musical]]", Fizzarolli has a panic attack of his own once he cracks under the constant pressure Mammon puts him under. His lover, Asmodeus, tries his best to convince Fizz to quit working for Mammon, until Fizz reveals that the real reason he's afraid of losing the [[TalentContest clown pageant]] and works so hard all the time is because he feels he is unworthy of being with Asmodeus unless he is at his best. He wholeheartedly believes that, because of [[spoiler:[[ScarsAreUgly his horrific scars from the circus fire years ago]]]], he is nothing unless he is the best damn clown in Hell, which he thinks he can only be thanks to Mammon. Asmodeus replies by telling Fizz why everything he just said is wrong:

* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': After circumstances force Blitzo to pretend he's a human actor in a TV show in "[[Recap/HelluvaBossS2E2SeeingStars Seeing Stars]]", he has a panic attack after not having performed in years since leaving the circus. Stolas then takes a moment to reassure him... [[LovableSexManiac in his own special way]].
-->"Blitzo, if your performance on stage is half as good as it is [[SexGod in bed]], you'll leave them ''breathless''."

* The nameless, reclining nude person in the memetically weird claymation short [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHH2DFDcpH8 "Hi Stranger"]] (NSFW if your workplace doesn't like nudity, otherwise pretty wholesome, but weird) tells the viewer this toward the end. It's actually quite touching, all things considered.
-->'''Unnamed Character:''' I've been thinking about you a lot, lately. I see you trying to do so many things at once. Worrying about a decision you made or worried that you said the wrong thing to someone. You're so hard on yourself. But you're ''wonderful'', and worthy of being loved. You really are. You just have to let yourself believe it. Well, I know you're really busy and probably have to go. [[SincerityMode But I'm glad I got to see you for a minute]]. I love you.

-->--'''Android 16''', his last words, ''Anime/DragonBallZ''

* PlayedForLaughs in Series 5 of ''Series/{{Taskmaster}}'', when they are tasked with recording "the most incredible footage" with a camera stuck to their head. Nish simply completes a sudoku puzzle quickly, and ''does it incorrectly''. Rather than yell or mock it, Greg takes him aside and gives him a pep talk to hammer home [[StealthInsult just how bad of an attempt it honestly was]].

* ''Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses'':

---->'''CHIEF:''' [[spoiler:u has 2 b a ghosts / u cant b a figment newton of my imaginations]] / look -- as much as i hated 2 admit it -- ur sort of smarter than i am / k? / so how can u knew shit that i doesnt, and thot about stuff on ur own, and get all pissy @ me [[spoiler:if ur in my brains?]] / i doesnt get it / u could only knew whatever things i knew or sumthing, rite?\\
'''CORTANA:''' Maybe, somewhere deep within your mind, you're a lot smarter and have a much clearer understanding of right from wrong than you think.

---->'''ARBITER:''' [[DespairEventHorizon Finally got what you wanted]].\\
'''EUGENE:''' I don't want you to die, man. I don't want you to ''want to'' die. I want you to live.\\
'''ARBITER:''' Since when?\\
'''EUGENE:''' The other guy you've been seeing, wasn't me. [[HauntingTheGuilty He was your guilt]]. I'm the real deal, partially. [[ThatManIsDead I'm the friend you saw when you first met me. I was always in there somewhere, buried under a lot of shit. But I was there]].\\
'''ARBITER:''' How are you here?\\
'''EUGENE:''' Dude, [[spoiler:you got blown up, [[ReasoningWithGod just talked to Jon]], put back on the ship with all the butt-raping aliens]], the rules are obviously out-the-window at this point. You heard Jon: You made a lot of people happy, all over the world. How many people get that far? Wish they could? And think of the good they could all do as a result? And the good as a result of that? Ripples through time. And at the end of it all, you'll have had a part in the creation of something so wonderful, beyond comprehention. Guess what? That means something. Your life, has meaning.