“When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.”
Dolly Parton (1946) American singer-songwriter and actress
Source: Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business
“When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.”
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Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American author and poet
As quoted by Oprah Winfrey.
Oprah Winfrey's paraphrase:
When people show you who they are, believe them.
Source: [When people show you who they are, believe them, http://www.oprah.com/oprahs-lifeclass/when-people-show-you-who-they-are-believe-them-video, 2016-01-19, Oprah's Lifeclass, Oprah, Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Network, 2011-10-26, 1, 13, 90, en-us, Oprah Winfrey]
Source: [Book club finale, http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/One-of-Dr-Maya-Angelous-Most-Important-Lessons_1, 2016-01-19, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah, Winfrey, 1997-06-18, 45, en-us, Oprah Winfrey]
“When people show you who they are… believe them!”
Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
Stephen R. Covey book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Source: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Isaac Asimov book Foundation’s Edge
Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Foundation’s Edge (1982), Chapter 11 “Sayshell” section 3, p. 205
Source: Foundation's Edge
Context: Pelorat sighed. “I will never understand people.”
“There’s nothing to it. All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand everyone else. We’re in no way different ourselves... You show me someone who can’t understand people and I’ll show you someone who has built up a false image of himself.”
“If you meet someone who has the same first name as this person, you immediately like them less.”
Chuck Klosterman (1972) Author, Columnist
Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas (2006), Recognizing Your Archenemy
Irène Némirovsky (1903–1942) French novelist who died at the age of 39 in Auschwitz
Source: The Wine of Solitude
“When you meet someone who is truly great, he makes you believe you can be great, too.”
Sherry Argov (1977) American writer
Source: Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl—A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship