Don Draper quotes from Mad Men

Don

Our worst fears lie in anticipation.

Don

This is your brother. We don't know who he is yet or what he's gonna be. And that is a wonderful thing.

Don

[to Peggy] Every time I turn around, you've got a hand in my pocket... there's not one thing that you've done here that I couldn't live without.

Don

Give me more ideas to reject.

Don

Now that I can finally understand you, I am less impressed with what you have to say.

Don

People may see things differently, but they don't really want to.

Don Draper

I don't hate Christmas. I hate this Christmas.

Don

Chaough said he's in my rear-view mirror. Well, guess what? I'm gonna make a left turn - right off a cliff.

Don Draper

My Uncle Mac said he had a suitcase that was always packed. He said a man has to be ready to go at any moment. Jesus, maybe it's a metaphor.

Don

[voice-over] People tell you who they are, but we ignore it - because we want them to be who we want them to be.

Don

[voice-over] When a man walks into a room, he brings his whole life with him. He has a million reasons for being anywhere. Just ask him. If you listen, he’ll tell you how he got there. How he forgot where he was going - then, he woke up. If you listen, he’ll tell you about the time he thought he was an angel and dreamt of being perfect. And then he’ll smile, with wisdom, content that he realized the world isn’t perfect. We’re flawed because we want so much more. We’re ruined because we get these things and wish for what we had.

Don

That's not a strategy, that's two strategies connected by the word and. I can do "where the pros go" or I can do "everyone's welcome," not both.

Don Draper

We're Creative, the least important, most important thing there is.

Don Draper

[about teenagers] The truth is, they're mourning for their childhood more than they're anticipating their future, because they don't know it yet, but they don't want to die.

Don Draper

I don't know what it is about you, but I feel like myself when I'm with you, but the way I always wanted to feel, because I'm in love with you Megan, and I think I have been for a while.