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People Quotes by Karl Lagerfeld

73 People quotes by Karl Lagerfeld

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Karl Lagerfeld talks about being in the spotlight and feeling like he’s drifting away from everyday life. He mocks the idea of the “good old days,” saying it’s people who are old, not the times. He also mentions that being alone can be a luxury for someone like him.

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Nothing scares me more than people with some doll collection.

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Some people would like me to be round again.

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There are not too many people with an opinion I care for.

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What I hate is nasty, ugly people.

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The best way to know people is to work with them.

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Normal people think I'm insane.

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People can drink with their eyes; I can eat with my nose.

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I have a guest house because I don't want people in my home.

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I never go anywhere. I do sketches and make phone calls, and people visit. It's more fun to come to Paris.

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People are very nice to me, even though I'm known for saying rude things.

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I don't care if people I admire criticize me because their opinion is valuable to me.

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When people want to be liked for what they did, they should stop.

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THERE'S SOMETHING BORING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO GO TO AN OFFICE FOR A LIVING.

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People like me were supposed to be into exclusivity, unapproachable. That's what I hate most. I think it's very demode.

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My job is to bring out in people what they wouldn't dare do themselves.

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I'm surrounded by young and beautiful people. I hate looking at ugliness.

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People want to know everything, and so they put you in the limelight. Sometimes, I am not down to earth, and I…

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I'm rather pro-prostitution, I admire people who do it. It can't be much fun. Thank goodness for it. People need relief or…

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I don't like sleeping with people I really love. I don't want to sleep with them because sex cannot last, but affection…

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Children are the last thing I want. I hate all children. For other people, it's fine, but not for me. I was…

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You have to lead your life according to your ideas. Spend all your money and live life in line with what you…

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I like today and perhaps a little future still, but the past is really something I'm not interested in. So, as far…

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I hate amateurs. I hate unprofessional people. There are enough people who can do jobs decently that there's no reason that people…

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Logos and branding are so important. In a big part of the world, people cannot read French or English--but are great in…

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Life is not a beauty contest, some [ugly people] are great. What I hate is nasty, ugly people... the worst is ugly,…

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Nothing makes you look older than attempting to look young. You can fool anyone, apart from the young. The worst are the…

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I must say, some are not very beautifully made. They’re coffee-table books for people who drink alcohol. I have nothing against coffee-table…

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We live in the world of images, but we also live in the world of the Internet, of zapping and where people…

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When I was a child I asked my mother what homosexuality was about and she said - and this was 100 years…

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Those social networks, there's something sad about them. Is it because they don't have enough knowledge about friends and people? I don't…

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There will be gay couples; it will exist. It is not very nice that people who are married - who divorce in…

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I'm very happy that I have an Italian version, a French version, and then I have my own company, but I'm not…

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Beauty—or the desire to be beautiful—is in itself a dangerous motivation. Someone (I forgot who) once said, ‘Does the person who loves…

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You cannot be creative with people around you.

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People in magazines are 50% bimbo and 50% pregnant women.

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I am a sort of vampire, taking the blood of other people.

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The iPod completely changed the way people approach music.

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I admire people who destroy themselves.

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People who can't be alone have a problem. Loneliness is a luxury for people like me.

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“In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and even clothes, the discussion of fur is childish.”

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I'm totally myself.

In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and clothes and even handbags, the discussion of fur is childish.

Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.

I’m not crazy to discuss fashion with men. I couldn’t care less about their opinion.

I am a black diamond, unfaceted. Black diamonds are rare, hard to cut, and therefore uncommercial.

I don't like the sister's face. She should only show her back.

I design like I breathe. You don't ask to breathe. It just happens

If I were a woman, I would love to have lots of kids. But for men, I don't believe in it.

I think for my bones and my size, I better stay with my 60 kilo.

I am not a fashion victim. Fashion is my victim.

Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.

What I like about music is the songs you can remember the lines of in a single second.

People want to know everything, and so they put you in the limelight. Sometimes, I am not down to earth, and I think I…

I lost 200lb to wear suits by Hedi Slimane

I wanted to become an illustrator as a child.