Don Draper Quotes

Advertising is based on one thing: happiness. And you know what happiness is? Happiness is the smell of a new car. It’s freedom from fear. It’s a billboard on the side of the road that screams with reassurance that whatever you’re doing, it’s okay. You are okay.

You’re born alone and you die alone and this world just drops a bunch of rules on top of you to make you forget those facts.

You can’t tell people what they want. It has to be what you want.

What is happiness? It’s a moment before you need more happiness.

The greatest thing you have working for you is not the photo you take or the picture you paint. It’s the imagination of the consumer. They have no budget. They have no time limit. And if you can get into that space, your ad can run all day.

Success is related to standing out, not fitting in.

People tell you who they are, but we ignore it, because we want them to be who we want them to be.

Our worst fears lie in anticipation.

I’m living like there’s no tomorrow, because there isn’t one.

You’re good. Get better. Stop asking for things.

You want some respect? Go out there and get it for yourself.

What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.