Monica Lewinsky
Monica Lewinsky
Monica Samille Lewinskyis an American activist, television personality, fashion designer, and former White House intern with whom President Bill Clinton admitted to having had what he called an "inappropriate relationship" while she worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. The affair and its repercussions, which included Clinton's impeachment, became known as the Lewinsky scandal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth23 July 1973
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I voted Republican this year; the Democrats left a bad taste in my mouth.
It’s time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress.
Overnight, I went from being a completely private figure to a publicly humiliated one. I was Patient Zero.
We 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
I 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.
Some people are born great and some have greatness thrust upon them
Let's acknowledge the difference between speaking up with intention and speaking up for attention.
I'm going to the White House to get my presidential kneepads.
I'm kind of known for something that's not so great to be known for.
To mock at a soul in pain is a dreadful thing.
Well, 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.
There is a very personal price to public humiliation, and the growth of the Internet has jacked up that price.
Anyone 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.
The more shame, the more clicks; the more clicks, the more advertising dollars.