I hate birthdays, .. It's more like a new starting point in New York. For me, it's an evolution. I don't celebrate the past. I like the present and tomorrow. Karl Lagerfeld More Quotes by Karl Lagerfeld More Quotes From Karl Lagerfeld I also do political cartoons, but a lot of them must stay, as they say, under the coat. But they are very fun to do, and in France, we have a good subject at the moment. Karl Lagerfeld politicalcartoonfun I have one instinct stronger than any other thing in life, and that is the instinct for survival. Karl Lagerfeld strongerthings-in-lifesurvival I sketch in a way that people can nearly do the dresses without me coming in for a fitting. Every single detail, every proportion, every cut -- everything. Karl Lagerfeld cuttingpeopleway People can drink with their eyes; I can eat with my nose. Karl Lagerfeld eyenosespeople I have more friends in New York than Paris. Karl Lagerfeld parisnew-york I lost 200lb to wear suits by Hedi Slimane Karl Lagerfeld suitsfashionlost You cannot be creative with people around you. Karl Lagerfeld be-creativecreativepeople I like to be on TV when interviewers are good. I like it especially when it's live. When they can cut things, I don't like it as much. Sometimes they cut something and say, "Well, you would get in trouble, you would get a lawsuit." I tell them, "Well, I don't want my lawyers to be unemployed." Karl Lagerfeld cuttingtvswant The discussion of fur is childish. Karl Lagerfeld furlove-and-hatehate I didn't play with other children. Karl Lagerfeld playchildren Because I stopped dieting already six months ago, and I think it's important to bring out a book like this and you are there a year later and say look, I'm still like this. Karl Lagerfeld bookyearsthinking Bears are very nice, as long as you are nice to them. Karl Lagerfeld nicebearslong Buy clothes the size you want to wear. Karl Lagerfeld sizeclotheswant What I hate is nasty, ugly people. Karl Lagerfeld uglyhatepeople I am not a second option person. It is that or nothing. If it is not the way I see it I prefer not to see it. Karl Lagerfeld shockingpersonsway Beauty is also submitted to the taste of time, so a beautiful woman from the Belle Epoch is not exactly the perfect beauty of today, so beauty is something that changes with time. Karl Lagerfeld fashionbeautifulbeauty When things become too popular they are always fading away for something else. Karl Lagerfeld fading-awayfading The minute you think that the past was better, your present is second hand, and yourself becomes vintage - it’s okay for clothes not that great for people Karl Lagerfeld handspastthinking The world is not there to please you. It's up to you to please the world. Karl Lagerfeld pleaseup-to-youworld Of course there are some evening dresses that you cannot wear in daylight because it would be ridiculous, but there is a kind of dressy touch for daywear, too, ... And everything, it's easy. There's no barrier between dressy, day and sports. It's feminine 24 hours a day. Karl Lagerfeld eveningdressessports