Quotes by Pablo Escobar

I am not a rich person. I am a poor person with money.

Geniuses are always branded as crazy.

I don't want to be good. I am going to be great.

Lies are necessary, when the truth is too difficult to believe.

The purpose of war is peace.

Silver or lead. You decide.

The men of always aren't interested in the children of never.

To have power does not mean that one can abuse the poor.

They may separate us, but they'll never be able to destroy us.

I am Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria. My eyes are everywhere. That means you guys can't move a finger in all of Antioquia without me knowing about it. Do you understand? Not a finger. One day, I'm going to be president of the Republic of Colombia. So look, I make deals for a living. Now, you can stay calm and accept my deal, or accept the consequences.

There is a time to fight and there is a time to be clever.

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

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

Sometimes I feel like God… when I order someone killed – they die the same day.

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.

Everyone has a price, the important thing is to find out what it is.

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

There are two hundred million idiots, manipulated by a million intelligent men.

All empires are created of blood and fire.