I've been told by the prosecutors and by my own attorneys I should go to law school. I guess I have a knack for it.
Monica LewinskyThere is a very personal price to public humiliation, and the growth of the Internet has jacked up that price.
Monica LewinskyI was brought up with lies all the time... that's how you got along... I have lied my entire life...
Monica LewinskyI was worried about my mom more than I was worried about the president. And then I was worried about the president, and then I was worried about myself.
Monica LewinskyAnyone who is suffering from shame and public humiliation needs to know one thing: You can survive it... You can insist on a different ending to your story. Have compassion for yourself. We all deserve compassion, and to live both online and off in a more compassionate world.
Monica LewinskyWhen you see anyone being targeted, support her or him with a positive comment or emoji.
Monica LewinskyWell, for me, really, I think it was I wanted to try and clear up some of the misperceptions that were out there and fill in some of the historical gaps.
Monica LewinskyI'd be lying if I said I wasn't angry some days. But I really have worked hard to put a lot of the anger and disappointment in the past.
Monica LewinskyTry and have neutral compassion toward the perpetrator. Step outside the sting of the incident and realize that this person is trying to erase their own inadequacy or unhappiness by transferring it to you. It won't make the incident go away, but it's one thing you can do to reduce the pain.
Monica LewinskySure, my boss took advantage of me, but I will always remain firm on this point: it was a consensual relationship. Any 'abuse' came in the aftermath, when I was made a scapegoat in order to protect his powerful position.
Monica LewinskyI try to make very careful decisions about what I choose to do, and it's - I know that unfortunately one of the misperceptions about me, I think, is that I'm sort of a moth to the limelight.
Monica LewinskyAs far as our culture of humiliation goes, what we need is a revolution. Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop.
Monica LewinskyI did though at least expect him to correct the false statements he made when he was trying to protect the Presidency. Instead, he talked about it as though I had laid it all out there for the taking. I was the buffet and he just couldn't resist the dessert.
Monica LewinskyI chose to not wear a wire and tape people. I chose to not get immunity until - were accepted, whatever - until the independent counsel's office was comfortable with what I said was the truth.
Monica LewinskyWomen need to support other women, not cut them down. And that goes for recognizable women too.
Monica LewinskyI was Patient Zero. The first person to have their reputation completely destroyed worldwide via the Internet.
Monica LewinskyAs painful and destructive as they are, the hateful comments allow us to map the underlying beliefs of many people in a way we've never been able to before. It's almost as if all of the negativity and misogyny needs to come to the surface so we can fully understand what it is, and how deep it goes, before we can begin to shift it. Of course, I wish it weren't there.
Monica LewinskyAt one point, I actually, ironically, thought I might go into criminology and work with the FBI.
Monica LewinskyI, myself, deeply regret what happened between me and President Clinton. Let me say it again: I. Myself. Deeply. Regret. What. Happened.
Monica LewinskyGetting and keeping my immunity became very important to me. For I needed to take care of myself and my family. No one else was worried about me.
Monica LewinskyBe mindful of clickbait - sensational stories designed to humiliate. Click with compassion.
Monica LewinskyFeeling alone and unseen can intensify the experience of being harassed, shamed, or bullied.
Monica LewinskyPeople who know Clinton knew the guy has a real problem keeping his hands off women.
Monica LewinskyConstructive criticism is legitimate, but when it escalates to vitriol, it affects us all, because celebrities and influencers are part of the collective consciousness.
Monica LewinskyAnd understandably so, that when you're in legal jeopardy, you really cannot put yourself in a position to open yourself up to the media.
Monica LewinskyI mean, I felt terrible. And in the beginning, I mean, I was completely devastated. I mean, can you imagine the kind of guilt that you would feel, and the responsibility?
Monica LewinskyLet's acknowledge the difference between speaking up with intention and speaking up for attention.
Monica LewinskyWe talk a lot about our right to freedom of expression, but we need to talk more about our responsibility to freedom of expression. We all want to be heard, but let's acknowledge the difference between speaking up with intention and speaking up for attention
Monica LewinskyShe has slimmed down since the height of impeachment, her thick blow-dried hair as shiny as Russian sable and her creamy cleavage, as historic in its own way as Mount Rushmore, was quite wonderful to behold.
Monica LewinskyBut, clearly to me, what I've come to see is that that happened because I didn't have enough feelings of self-worth. So that I didn't feel that ... I was worthy of being number one to a man.
Monica LewinskyWell, it was actually - I brought the idea of doing a documentary to HBO back in 2000, when there were some press reports sort of were bandied about that there were going to TV movies based on some of the books that were out.
Monica LewinskySo it was sort of an odd time because I had been hired, but my paperwork hadn't gone through. So I worked as an intern during the government shutdown, as an intern, but I already had a job.
Monica LewinskyThe jokes that take my last name and equate them to a sex act ... is a really cruel thing to do.
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