What I criticize is the message that the United States is sending to the youth of the world - to those of us who invite people to leave the ways of violence and the drug trade, we are not given… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
I did not begin to talk about peace when my father died nor did I begin to criticize him at that point - I did this when I had him in front of me, I was one of his harshest… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
I am surprised that many people disregard the fact that the end for almost all drug dealers ends up being the cemetery or the… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
No one prepares you at 7 years of age to have your father tell you he is a criminal - you are still a… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
Sadly, [Pablo Escobar] ended up throwing away the one opportunity he had. I naively thought, as a son and as many other Colombians, that… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
I am not saying this to serve as a justification for the things [Pablo Escobar] did, but rather to demonstrate the context of his… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
[Pablo Escobar] always told me that the day he used the phone would be his last day, something I had very clear while I… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
Clearly, something I am grateful for today is that my father had the strength to recognize and tell me about his activities instead of… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
In a way, my father [Pablo Escobar] reached a certain degree of sincerity that I became to know and I would even say appreciate… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
My whole life I saw how the violence my father created had come back to my family and I thought that I would only… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
[My father] would be proud, he would hug me and he would be sitting front-row at all the events where I talk to the… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
What we experience in Colombia is fratricide, we fight ourselves and it demonstrates the priority of hatred over peace and reconciliation. — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
My whole life I had seen my father solve every problem he had through the use of violence. — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
I am a free man but only partially so relative to other people in society. Why do I say "partially free"? Because there is… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
![“Sadly, [Pablo Escobar] ended up throwing away the one opportunity he had. I naively thought, as a son and as many other Colombians, that he would take this opportunity to make amends with the country.” quote by Juan Pablo Escobar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/54f/juan-pablo-escobar-11709_amends_sadly-pablo-escobar-ended-up-throwing-aw_127586.jpg)
![“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…” quote by Juan Pablo Escobar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/462/juan-pablo-escobar-11709_action_i-am-not-saying-this-to-serve-as-a-justi_186795.jpg)
![“[Pablo Escobar] always told me that the day he used the phone would be his last day, something I had very clear while I was talking to him.” quote by Juan Pablo Escobar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/72f/juan-pablo-escobar-11709_clear_pablo-escobar-always-told-me-that-the-da_194939.jpg)
![“In a way, my father [Pablo Escobar] reached a certain degree of sincerity that I became to know and I would even say appreciate because I would have rather had my father treat me like this rather than as an idiot that would never have any idea about what was happening around us.” quote by Juan Pablo Escobar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/582/juan-pablo-escobar-11709_appreciate_in-a-way-my-father-pablo-escobar-reached_516238.jpg)
![“[My father] would be proud, he would hug me and he would be sitting front-row at all the events where I talk to the youth about not repeating [Pablo Escobar's] story because I am a consequence of what he did and I have not changed my stance on violence since we talked about it.” quote by Juan Pablo Escobar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b23/juan-pablo-escobar-11709_be-proud_my-father-would-be-proud-he-would-hug-me_632418.jpg)
