The proletarians have nothing to loose but their chains. They have a world to win.

If anything is certain, it is that I myself am not a Marxist. [In a letter about the peculiar 'Marxism' which arose in France 1882]

Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand.

It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but, on the contrary, their social being that determines their consciousness.

To be radical is to grasp things by the root.

Perseus wore a magic cap down over his eyes and ears as a make-believe that there are no monsters.

Go on, get out! Last words are for fools who haven't said enough!

Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries unite!

I am nothing but I must be everything.

Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form.

Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He has forgotten to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.

The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope.

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it. [These words are also inscribed upon his grave]

The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.

If you stick to something doggedly, you are off to a bad start.

There will never be a chanel collection without black

Chanel is an institution, and you have to treat an institution like a whore – and then you get something out of her

I do my job like I breathe — so if I can’t breathe I’m in trouble.

Guilty feelings about clothes are totally unnecessary. A lot of people earn their living by making clothes, so you should never feel bad.

You cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur

Luxury is the ease of a t-shirt in a very expensive dress.

Absurdity and anti—absurdity are the two poles of creative energy.

Youthfulness is about how you live not when you were born.

I want everyone to wear what they want and mix it in their own way. That, to me, is what is modern.