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Monica Lewinsky
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 23
Businessperson
Celebrity
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
Psychologist
Social Psychologist
San Francisco County
California
Monica Samille Lewinsky
Monica S. Lewinsky
Deficit
Online
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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.
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I tried to walk a line between acting lawfully and testifying falsely, but I now recognize that I did not fully accomplish this goal and that certain of my responses to questions about Ms. Lewinsky were false.
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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.
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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.
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I'm kind of known for something that's not so great to be known for.
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To mock at a soul in pain is a dreadful thing.
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I mean, there was a portion, of course, that I think, when I look back now, that there was a portion of what attracted me must have been the awe of him being a powerful man in this environment, not to take away from who he is as a real person.
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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.
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So I think it's - what was important to me is that I found that I can't change the fact that people already have made an opinion about me. But I don't think that should stop me from trying to correct some of the misperceptions that are out there.
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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.
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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.
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Try 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.
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Feeling alone and unseen can intensify the experience of being harassed, shamed, or bullied.
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Changing behaviours begins with evolving beliefs.
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Overnight, I went from being a completely private figure to a publicly humiliated one. I was Patient Zero.
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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?
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Sure, 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.
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Building a more compassionate society is going to be a bilateral exercise between individuals and the brands that represent their aspirations, their values and their truths. People make brands. If people are compassionate, brands will be compassionate in return.
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Some people are born great and some have greatness thrust upon them
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It’s time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress.
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