When people show you who they are, believe them, the first time. Not the 29th time!

When people show you who they are, believe them | As quoted by Oprah Winfrey during a June 1997 interview with Angelou on her show.cite episode | When someone shows you who they are the first time, believe them | As attributed to Angelou in a 1999 collection.cite book | My dear, when people show you who they are, why don't you believe them? Why must you be shown 29 times before you can see who they really are? Why can't you get it the first time? | As quoted by Oprah Winfrey in 2011.cite episode