The 30 best quotes by Pablo Escobar, the most famous drug lord of all time.

One of the most sadly remembered drug traffickers in history.

Pablo Escobar Gaviria was one of the most famous drug traffickers in history, and despite his death in 1993, his story continues to create expectation. Such is the case that a series that narrates his life has recently been aired.

If you want to know more about the life of this well-known narco, you can read our article: "Biography and personality of Pablo Escobar, the unyielding narco".

Famous phrases of Pablo Escobar

Throughout his life, Pablo Escobar uttered many quotes. In the following lines you can find some of the ones that most define this feared character.

They have to kill me with a bullet and not with fear... with 30 bullets at a traffic light, the way a mafioso has to die.

This character has always been surrounded by crime and drugs.

2. It makes no sense to keep making the rich richer.

These words are related to how the oligarchy works.

3. The mind is like a parachute, it is useless if it does not open.

Mental flexibility is one of the greatest virtues a human being can have.

4. Sugar kills, salt kills, motorcycles kill, cars kill, airplanes kill, whiskey kills, cigarettes kill, marijuana, cryptine (transgenic cannabis) kills, cocaine kills... we must legalize it and a very big problem will be solved.

A quote referring to the legalization of drugs.

5. There is no company in Colombia that takes more dollars from the United States than us, the narco-traffickers.

Successful narcos have made a lot of money selling drugs.

6. The Americans can build whatever walls they want, but the cocaine will get to them there.

The United States has always been a major consumer of drugs from Latin America.

7. They observe you, they criticize you, they envy you and in the end they imitate you.

Some people, when they criticize, do it out of envy.

8. Why Bogota, if Medellin has it all?

Pablo Escobar was known as the Medellín cartel, the place where he was born.

9. Mexican narcos don't have a flag, they just kill and kill and kill and kill and don't know where they are going.

Being a Colombian narco, he openly criticized Mexican narcos.

10. Everything dangerous turns into money

In his opinion, to make money you have to take risks.

11. Keep your friends close, but closer to your enemies

It is better to keep your enemies close to know what they are doing.

12. Time is your time partner, you will see how you waste it.

Time can run in our favor or against us.

13. Life must be lived irresponsibly, but with responsibility.

Escobar pronounced this reflection on life

14. Drugs have killed more people than the FARC.

Drugs, although they may make you feel good at first, are deadly.

15. There are three ways to do things: right, wrong and the way I do them.

Pablo Escobar considered himself a different person, and that's why he got where he did.

16. The great homicide that I regret in life is the women we killed and Dr. Luis Carlos Galán.

Pablo Escobar was not a saint, he left behind many lives along the way.

17. Donald Trump is a miserable dog, he's full of money, full of hate.

A fierce criticism of the now president of the United States.

18. If you are going to do a surgery on your wife to make her look more beautiful, first do a surgery on your Heart to treat her better.

Love for a woman is not only in the physique.

19. To the dog that has money, it is called, Mr. Dog.

A polite way of saying miserable.

20. Medellín is a very beautiful city, but built on a cemetery, this is full of dead people, it was an orgy of blood.

The struggle between classes has also claimed lives in Medellín.

21. Because I eat the chicken's wings too

A phrase that invites the reader to reflect deeply.

22. For me, the most important thing after my mother is money and women.

The narco made it clear what his preferences in life were.

23. The worst thing about asking for favors is when it's time to pay for them.

Narcos can do favors, but when they don't get paid back, then they usually collect in their own way.

I thought 'El Chapo' was disciplined, but he's just a big bandit.

Escobar's opinion of the Mexican narco.

25. Well, if half the world wants to kill me, let's hire the other half to defend me.

An ironic phrase directed at those people who wanted to put an end to the narco.

26. With the politicians we have in Colombia, being a bandit is an honor.

A criticism of the Colombian political class and how they steal from the people.

27. The day you do something bad, do it well, don't be so stupid as to get caught.

A play on words with some humor.

28. That wretched dog is not going to live long enough to regret what he just did to me.

Escobar wasn't exactly nice to people who tried to take a chance on him.

29. Think like a poor man and you will live like a poor man

A motivational quote from Escobar, referring to attitude.

30. Silver or lead

This is Escobar's most mythical phrase. Either money or a bullet.