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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.

Monica Lewinsky

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Monica Lewinsky
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 23
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San Francisco County
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Monica Samille Lewinsky
Monica S. Lewinsky
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