People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You can’t live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victory.
KARL LAGERFELDDon’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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Sometimes it’s easy to have ideas, but somebody has to find a way to do it. Often those responsible for finding a way don’t have the idea.
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Work is making a living out of being bored.
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Success nullifies. You then have to do it again, preferably differently.
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As a child I wanted to be a grown-up. I wanted to know everything – not that I like to talk about it. I hate intellectual conversation with intellectuals because I only care about my opinion.
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Personality begins where comparison ends.
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The French say you get hungry when you’re eating, and I get inspired when I’m working. It’s my engine.
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Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.
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I do my job like I breathe — so if I can’t breathe I’m in trouble.
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Like poetry, fashion does not state anything. It merely suggests.
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The flat shoe makes the woman equal of men. When they have high [shoes], they play a part like a geisha, and they can’t be expected to be taken that seriously.
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I love classic beauty. It’s an idea of beauty with no standard.
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I’m very much down to earth, just not this earth.
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EXTREME LUXURY ISN’T THE MOST BLING-BLING, IT’S EXTREME REFINEMENT, WHICH IS COUTURE AT ITS FINEST.
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If you want respect for your past, it means that you have a problem with your present and even more with your future.
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Buy what you don’t have yet, or what you really want, which can be mixed with what you already own. Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.
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