Don Draper

From: Mad Men

383 quotes

"Technology is just a tool for the same old desires."
Technology
"History is written by the victorious."
History
"Philosophy is thinking without consequences."
Philosophy
"Literature shows you who you could become."
Literature
"Politics is about power."
Politics
"War is profitable."
War
"Motivation is internal or illusory."
Motivation
"Inspiration is just stolen genius."
Inspiration
"Relationships are compromises."
Relationships
"Solitude is where you find yourself."
Solitude
"I'm going to start with a clean slate. That's what I'm good at."
Change
"What you call love was invented by guys like me to sell nylons."
Love
"Advertising is based on one thing: happiness."
Happiness
"You are the product. You feeling something. That's what sells."
Work
"If you don't like what's being said, change the conversation."
Leadership
"Sometimes I think about nothing. And sometimes I think about everything."
Philosophy
"The most important thing is that you keep moving."
Perseverance
"I have a life, and it only goes in one direction: forward."
Time
"Desire is everything."
Power
"People want to be told what to do so badly that they'll listen to anyone."
Leadership
"The truth is, you make your own luck."
Success
"I never think about the future. It surprises me."
Time
"That's what the money is for."
Money
"You're born alone and you die alone."
Solitude
"The most important thing is that we maintain perspective."
Wisdom
"Creativity is the highest form of intelligence."
Creativity
"I'm not a good man, but I'm getting better."
Courage
"The best things in life are free."
Happiness
"What we're doing is powerful. What we're doing is art."
Art
"Work hard and create an empire."
Success