„When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.“
— Dolly Parton American singer-songwriter and actress 1946
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 American author and poet 1928 - 2014
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 American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist 1954
— 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 Author, Columnist 1972
Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas (2006), Recognizing Your Archenemy
— Irène Némirovsky French novelist who died at the age of 39 in Auschwitz 1903 - 1942
Source: The Wine of Solitude
„When you meet someone who is truly great, he makes you believe you can be great, too.“
— Sherry Argov American writer 1977
Source: Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl—A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship
— Rick Warren Christian religious leader 1954
Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
— Jodi Picoult, book Handle With Care
Variant: When you showed someone how you felt, it was fesh and honest. Whe you told someone how you felt, there might be nothing behind the words but habit or expectation.
Source: Handle with Care
„You see what power is – holding someone else's fear in your hand and showing it to them.“
— Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife
Source: The Kitchen God's Wife (1991), p. 387