Karl Lagerfeld Quotes

It's not healthy to ever put someone first before yourself.

I want to tell women that you need to love yourself and make yourself a priority. It's only when you are happy yourself, can you make everyone else around you happy. I am still a dreamer and still believe in fairy tales, but there is only that much one should give another person. You need to keep something for yourself.

I realized I was trained my whole life to be an accommodating person, to make sure that everybody is comfortable before I'm comfortable. After giving so much of myself to strangers, I learned to care for myself a little more, especially on tour.

If you begin by sacrificing yourself to those you love, you will end by hating those to whom you have sacrificed yourself.

It's very hard to balance being there for somebody else and taking care of yourself.

Yeah, I'm a giver. I've learned to be selective of the people in my world, because if I love someone, I will give them my blood, whatever they need. In doing so, one can end up with little left for themselves.

I'd do almost anything for love, within safe boundaries.

I'd never kill myself for a man. I wouldn't do it for anybody.

You protect your being when you love yourself better. That's the secret.

Love is important. I didn't have the energy to be giving it to somebody else in a way that they deserved, and I knew that. So I've always been scared to go too far with somebody I care for because I knew there would come a day when I'd need to pick up and finish a painting for the next three months. That day is inevitable.

I can't spend my life worrying about others.

Those who truly love and respect you will respect your boundaries. I think freeing oneself from codependency and fear is vital for well-being.

You can't be everybody's friend, you can't save the world, I learned this word: self-preservation. Once you do that, you can be friends with people, but how would you be a friend to anybody if you're not a friend to yourself.

There's a fine line between helping others and being a people pleaser, and mistaking one for the other can be hugely detrimental. When we put others' needs before our own, we deplete our energy, which can lead to depression, physical illness, and overwhelm.

I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.

Love is not as important as good health. You cannot be in love if you're not healthy. You can't appreciate it.

Don't fall into the trap of putting yourself last on the list or not even putting yourself on the list. That's not balance; it's not even healthy.

We finally sat down and asked ourselves how much of our lives we wanted to give everybody. We had just given a little too much, and it started to become a burden.

I used to tell moms that for the sake of their well-being they had to put themselves first. But I know now that's not always possible.

I think one great tip is that you should always love yourself. If you don't love yourself, take care of yourself, cater to yourself and that little inner voice, you will really not be very worthy of being with someone else, because you won't be the best version of you.

I think every girl needs to love herself, regardless of anything. Like if you're having a bad day, if you don't like your hair, if you don't have the best family situation, whatever, you have to love yourself and you can't do anything until you love yourself first.

Too often, I've put my career and helping others ahead of my own needs.

If you do not love yourself, well, you cannot do anything well, that's my philosophy.

You can't just take care of everybody else all the time.

It's great to fall head over heels in love at a fast pace, and nothing's more romantic, but you need to look after yourself.