Karl Lagerfeld

"I am always thinking ahead. The past doesn't interest me."

"You cannot make a beautiful thing without passion."

"The role of a designer is not to design, but to remove what is not necessary."

"I always prefer the company of work to the company of people."

"I never read reviews. If I did, I would not know who I am."

"One must never underestimate the power of beauty. It changes everything."

"The job of fashion is to make you feel good, to empower you, to give you confidence."

"If you cannot find your own style, you will always be a slave to fashion."

"I believe that if you want people to work hard, you must set an example."

"Clarity is the mark of genius. Confusion is not the sign of profound thought."

"A designer does not necessarily have to design for a specific market. He designs for imagination."

"The most dangerous thing about power is that it can make you forget who you are."

"I need my myself more than I need other people."

"Success is not final, and failure is not fatal. The important thing is never to stop working."

"The greatest creativity happens when you have discipline and structure."

"I do not understand why people appreciate my work more when I am dead than when I am alive."

"Fashion is about dreaming and making dreams come true."

"The world moves very fast, and if you do not update yourself, you will be left behind."

"Intelligence is the most important quality in life. Everything else comes after."

"I respect only those who are honest. Everything else is wasted time."

"The fashion industry will eventually run out of ideas if everyone only copies trends."

"A real designer works from the soul, not from the trend."

"I have always believed that the secret to success is to do something every day."

"The best thing about making mistakes is that you do not have to make the same mistake twice."

"Fashion has always been my medicine. My drug. My therapy."

"You cannot be serious all the time. You must laugh at yourself and at life."

"The most important thing is to be true to your vision, even if everyone else thinks you are crazy."

"I am not interested in clothes as something for the body. I am interested in clothes as an architectural structure."

"The role of money in life is to allow you to do what you want to do, nothing more."

"I never ask for advice, and I never give it either. Everyone must find their own way."