Zitate und Sprüche von 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."

Ich liege lieber in einem Grab in Kolumbien, als in einer Gefängniszelle in den Vereinigten Staaten.

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

Manchmal fühle ich mich wie Gott... wenn ich sage, dass jemand sterben soll, stirbt er noch am selben Tag.

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

Nur wer mit mir gehungert hat und an meiner Seite stand, als ich durch schlechte Zeiten gegangen bin, isst an meinem Tisch.

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.

Jeder hat seinen Preis, man muss nur herausfinden, welcher.

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

Das Leben ist voller Überraschungen, manche gut, manche nicht so gut.

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

Es gibt zweihundert Millionen Idioten, die von einer Millionen intelligenter Menschen manipuliert werden.

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

All empires are created of blood and fire.