Pablo Escobar

Life is full of surprises, some good, some not so good.

I prefer to be in the grave in Colombia than in a jail cell in the United States.

Only those who went hungry with me and stood by me when I went through a bad time at some point in life will eat at my table.

There can only be one king.

I can replace things, but I could never replace my wife and kids.

Sometimes I am God, if I say a man dies, he dies that same day.

May you, yours and those around you have the good and the beautiful in your favor; that next year as well as better is different, that it is yours. Embrace yours, life is today.

When we are good, nobody remembers us. When we are bad, nobody forgets us.

The ungrateful and mediocre people do not care if you do a thousand favors, in the end they get angry for the f**king favor you did not do them.

It doesn’t matter how many times you feel trapped. There is always a way out. Don’t give up.

Series about narcos have turned my father (Pablo Escobar) into a hero and given young people the idea that it is cool to be a drug trafficker.

The way, to have to be able to buy food is to survive is to grow poppy and marijuana.

I may not be the President of Mexico, but in Mexico I’m the boss.

All empires are created of blood and fire.

Don’t carry a gun. It’s nice to have them close by, but don’t carry them. You might get arrested.

Loyalty, honor and respect are words that forget ordinary people.

I am who I am. I like what I like. I do what I want. It’s my life, not yours.

Never regret! If it was something good, it was incredible. If it was something bad, it was an experience.

I remember from the time I was six until now, my parents, a very humble family, very poor, I remember how my mom made bread to support the family. I would sell it, I sold oranges, I sold soft drinks, I sold candy. My mom, she was a hard worker, she worked a lot. We grew corn, beans. I took care of my grandmother’s cattle and chopped wood.

Always be nice to bankers. Always be nice to pension fund managers. Always be nice to the media. In that order.

It’s rude to talk with an empty head.