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

— Maya Angelou

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Wikiquote: Maya Angelou
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Described by Oprah Winfrey as "[o]ne of the other great lessons I learned taught to me by my friend and mentor, Maya Angelou" during her commencement address delivered to Wellesley College on May 30, 1997.{{cite web

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Angelou, Maya. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Maya Angelou. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou

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