“Clearly, something I am grateful for today is that my father had the strength to recognize and tell me about his activities instead of selling me a fabricated story. I think that helped us build a relationship based on trust.” ThinkingStoriesTodayFatherActivityGratefulSellingI Am Grateful Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“No one prepares you at 7 years of age to have your father tell you he is a criminal - you are still a kid and you are thinking about playing and having fun, things that have little to do with reality. This forces you to grow and mature before due time.” ThinkingYearsLittlesStillsRealityKidsAgeFatherFunForceGrowsDuesCriminalsHaving FunMatureFun ThingsDue Time Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I did not like [Pablo Escobar] actions because I did not think it was right to have bombs placed in a non-discriminatory fashion throughout the entire country.” ThinkingCountryActionFashionBombsPablo Escobar Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I would argue with my father [Pablo Escobar] about his violent attitude and I would tell him to stop his violent ways and to think about peace as an alternative, especially given the many problems he was having. However, he would reply almost immediately by telling me "you are forgetting that the first bomb that exploded in Colombia was an attempt against you, your sister, and your mother - I did not invent narcoterrorism, narcoterrorism was first used against my family.” ThinkingWayFirstsProblemUsedMotherFatherGivenForgetAttitudeMy FamilyArguingViolentAlternativesBombsColombiaPablo Escobar Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I think these discussions with my father even gave the label of pacifist, particularly with my father, and he mentions this when he turns himself in to prison at La Catedral when he dedicates his action to his 14-year-old pacifist son.” ThinkingYearsActionTurnsFatherSonPrisonLabelsDiscussionPacifist Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I think [Pablo Escobar] wasted an incredibly opportunity which was when he stayed at the prison he made, La Catedral. It was the one chance that the government and the people of Colombia gave him to confess his illicit activities and to remain in one place with very favorable conditions.” PeopleThinkingMadeGovernmentOpportunityChanceConditionsActivityPrisonColombiaOne ChancePablo Escobar Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I am not saying this to serve as a justification for the things [Pablo Escobar] did, but rather to demonstrate the context of his situation and the reason for his actions, for which only he is responsible for. I think it was very difficult for him to try to bring down the very criminal organization that he had created and by the time he wanted to stop, he was unable to.” ThinkingTryingReasonActionWantedDifficultSituationOrganizationResponsibleCriminalsJustificationPablo Escobar Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I think it's a myth that one cannot leave any organization once you've entered one.” ThinkingOrganizationMyth Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I think one has to be aware that a change needs to be made to improve one's life and then there will always be alternatives and choices that can lead you away from a life of violence.” ThinkingNeedsMadeChoicesViolenceAlternatives Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“When one is that powerful and one think life will last like that forever, it is simply the most ephemeral thing. I don't think these sons and daughters of drug dealers are contributing to a lasting peace nor to human values that add to our society. They're delivering the message of riches and power that comes at the cost of people's lives and health and they incentivize young people to follow this model.” PeopleThinkingHumansLastsYoungValuesPowerfulForeverSonCostDrugMessagesModelsDaughterAddRichesOur SocietyLastingContributingDealerDeliveringEphemeralHuman ValuesSon And DaughterDrug Dealers Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“Of course, I think this is something that Netflix does much better. If you analyze the enormous amounts of effort and attention that has been given to my father's image due to Narcos, I am sure of one thing: if I did the same exact thing that Netflix does with my father's image, I would be killed, do not doubt it for a second.” IfsThinkingDoeHas BeensWould BeCoursesFatherGivenEffortAttentionDoubtOne ThingAmountDuesEnormousNetflix Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“When I started thinking about plans to avenge [my father], I realized I was only going to become someone worse than him, someone worse than the person I had so often criticized. I was going against my own principles. And yes, people tell me that it was a tremendous life decision in the span of 10 minutes but I just say, what else was there to think of?” PeopleThinkingPersonsFatherMy OwnDecisionPrinciplesPlansMinutesI RealizedLife Decision Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
