I voted Republican this year; the Democrats left a bad taste in my mouth.
I was Patient Zero. The first person to have their reputation completely destroyed worldwide via the Internet.
I've learned not to put things in my mouth that are bad for me.
I, myself, deeply regret what happened between me and President Clinton. Let me say it again: I. Myself. Deeply. Regret. What. Happened.
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.
I'm probably the only person over 40 who does not want to be 22 again.
Let's acknowledge the difference between speaking up with intention and speaking up for attention.
It’s time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress.
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
To mock at a soul in pain is a dreadful thing.
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.
Public humiliation is a commodity and shame is an industry.
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.
People who know Clinton knew the guy has a real problem keeping his hands off women.
You can insist on a different end to the story.
As far as our culture of humiliation goes, what we need is a revolution. Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop.
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.
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.
I know I will never have an affair with a married man again.
Changing behaviours begins with evolving beliefs.
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.
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.
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.
