“Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took… — Gabriel García Márquez Copy Share Image
Colombia is potentially a very wealthy country. It has tremendous resources, but its wealth is highly concentrated. Most of the population lives… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In Colombia today we have 16% of the population, which is a very small amount of the population owning 90% of the… — Ingrid Betancourt Copy Share Image
There is no logical basis for the prohibition of marijuana. $7.7 billion is a lot of money, but that is one of… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
For many years, they said the drug lords in Colombia were unbeatable, but all the same, we've eliminated all the big capos… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
I remember in 2000, when President Clinton came to Cartagena just before Plan Colombia started, the country was on the verge of… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
I think [Pablo Escobar] wasted an incredibly opportunity which was when he stayed at the prison he made, La Catedral. It was… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
My maternal grandfather was born in Yorkshire in England but was contracted to work for a company who had a base in… — Radamel Falcao Copy Share Image
Democracy is like three oxen pulling a plough. The oxen are the independent powers, but you have to walk in the same… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
It was shameful that, after Haiti, Colombia was the second most unequal country in Latin America. But we've achieved some things; the… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
A Colombia without coca and without conflict was an impossible dream just a few years or decades ago, and today I can… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
I felt the calling to serve my country. My parents came to the United States from Mexico and Colombia, and this country… — Ruben Gallego Copy Share Image
I realized that I hated politics. I mean that is you know... I realized being in the jungle that what I had… — Ingrid Betancourt Copy Share Image
Suppose that the US really is trying to get rid of drugs in Colombia. Does Colombia then have the right to fumigate… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I would argue with my father [Pablo Escobar] about his violent attitude and I would tell him to stop his violent ways… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
During the 1990's, Colombia was the leading recipient of US military aid and training in the hemisphere. Approximately half of all US… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Every night I get many letters, and after every talk I get many questions from people who say, "I want to change… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There was a hemispheric conference in Colombia. It couldn't reach a consensus, so there was no declaration that came out, [but] on… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I never wanted to get into high end in Colombia - the percentage of people who can afford it is very small,… — Esteban Cortazar Copy Share Image
![“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.” quote by Juan Pablo Escobar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cb/juan-pablo-escobar-11709_activity_i-think-pablo-escobar-wasted-an-incredib_2230994.jpg)
![“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…” quote by Juan Pablo Escobar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/668/juan-pablo-escobar-11709_alternatives_i-would-argue-with-my-father-pablo-escob_2959131.jpg)
![“There was a hemispheric conference in Colombia. It couldn't reach a consensus, so there was no declaration that came out, [but] on the crucial issues, Canada and the US were totally isolated. The rest of the hemisphere voted one way, and the US and Canada rejected it. So there couldn't be a…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab0/noam-chomsky-42_canada_there-was-a-hemispheric-conference-in-co_1334750.jpg)
