Quotes from Narcos: Mexico

What a man wants does not define him. What a man needs is what defines him.

Want to know what God thinks of money? Take a look at who he gives it to.

Let's have a toast. For the hits life throws our way. With time, they're what make you stronger, young man.

Get the f out of here and don't stop walking until you hear them speak English!

There is one problem with success. Not everyone can handle it.

Business is changing and we must change with it.

There is no stronger bond than that of the family you choose.

Best way to catch the smart ones? Get an idiot working for them.

Even in sin, you can still be a saint.

I believe the world's a bad place. And I don't think I'm much better. But we have to try.

Miguel: "Would you have really fed me to those hippos?"
Pablo: "No. Hippos don't like Mexicans either."

We have to control this fing world, or it will control you. And if you don't protect yourself, it makes a mess and breaks you.

When I look at something, I don't see it for what it is, I see it for what it could be. When I look at something, I see how it ends.

What I'm doing here… is building an empire.

I'm going to tell you something curious about prisons. You're never alone. But you always have the feeling that you are.

Life is a long journey where maps were drawn by a fool.

The number two guy doesn't solve problems. He just points them out.

You want to hurt these guys, we gotta take down the ones calling the shots.

Shoot me and tomorrow those names are released. But save a bullet for yourself. ‘Cause the system doesn't like heroes.

You want to dismantle an empire? Divide it!

So how do you take down a crook who's at the top of his game? Who has every cop in town in his pocket? Well, you hold your breath and you hope you get lucky.

Those men sitting in Mexico City might be done with me, but I'm not done with them.

I am afraid of panic. Turns out it's bad for business.

When you start moving furniture around, people stub their toes and get upset.

Time is crucial in a kidnapping. The sooner action's taken, the better your chances of things working out, and everybody coming home in one piece. They put that in the handbook nowadays.

When things go well, people start thinking it's because they're so fing smart.

Make it easier for those whose vote you can count on. Make it harder for those you can't. That's how you rig an election without leaving a lick of evidence.

The wheels of bureaucracy tend to move at their own speed.

Either get out early, or you get out too late.