Monica Lewinsky Quotes

At one point, I actually, ironically, thought I might go into criminology and work with the FBI.

I'm an incredibly lucky girl. For someone who has made some very foolish mistakes and had some tough lessons to learn very quickly, I am still incredibly lucky.

I was Patient Zero. The first person to have their reputation completely destroyed worldwide via the Internet.

I voted Republican this year; the Democrats left a bad taste in my mouth.

I, myself, deeply regret what happened between me and President Clinton. Let me say it again: I. Myself. Deeply. Regret. What. Happened.

It’s time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress.

Well, 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.

Let's acknowledge the difference between speaking up with intention and speaking up for attention.

I've learned not to put things in my mouth that are bad for me.

Overnight, I went from being a completely private figure to a publicly humiliated one. I was Patient Zero.

Some people are born great and some have greatness thrust upon them

The more shame, the more clicks. The more clicks, the more advertising dollars.

People who know Clinton knew the guy has a real problem keeping his hands off women.

I 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.

I 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?

I felt like a piece of trash. I felt dirty and I felt used and I was disappointed.

So 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.

You can insist on a different end to the story.

Changing behaviours begins with evolving beliefs.

I'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.

I know I will never have an affair with a married man again.

And understandably so, that when you're in legal jeopardy, you really cannot put yourself in a position to open yourself up to the media.

Getting 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.

I would feel a little awkward because of my connection with politics.

And I felt sorry, and I have felt bad about what happened.

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.

He could have made it right with the book. But he hasn't. He is a revisionist of history. He has lied.

He ended it. He just said he didn't - he - well, what he said was that he didn't feel it was right, and you know, I mean that's - because he ended it, he'd probably have to be the one to answer that.

Public humiliation is a commodity and shame is an industry.

Public shaming is a blood sport that has to stop.

When I think of the person that I thought was Bill Clinton, I think he had genuine remorse. When I think of the person that I now see is 100 percent politician, I think he's sorry he got caught.

To mock at a soul in pain is a dreadful thing.

I'm probably the only person over 40 who does not want to be 22 again.

I was brought up with lies all the time... that's how you got along... I have lied my entire life...

My creativity comes from an unhoned place, if 'unhoned' is a word.

But, 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.

As far as our culture of humiliation goes, what we need is a revolution. Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop.

I 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.

I have spent the past several years working so hard to just move on, and to try and build a life for myself.

Do you want me to answer that?

I 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.

There is a very personal price to public humiliation, and the growth of the Internet has jacked up that price.

I lost my public self, or had it stolen. In a way, it was a form of identity theft.

Feeling alone and unseen can intensify the experience of being harassed, shamed, or bullied.

Women need to support other women, not cut them down. And that goes for recognizable women too.

The most potent thing we can do is to bring more compassion online.

Constructive criticism is legitimate, but when it escalates to vitriol, it affects us all, because celebrities and influencers are part of the collective consciousness.

When you see anyone being targeted, support her or him with a positive comment or emoji.

I'm kind of known for something that's not so great to be known for.

Be mindful of clickbait - sensational stories designed to humiliate. Click with compassion.