Amends Quote by Juan Pablo Escobar
![“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)
“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.”
About This Quote
Pablo Escobar missed a chance for redemption, reflecting naive hopes for personal change.
In simple terms: Missed redemption opportunity.
Key Takeaway
Redemption requires genuine effort.
Themes
redemption
mistakes
hope
Mood
somber
reflective
Type
philosophical
observational
When to use this quote
- political negotiation
- personal rehabilitation
- public apology
Key Concepts
psychology of change
social responsibility
Practical Applications
- seek sincere amends
- avoid false hope
Questions to Reflect On
- What truly enables redemption?
- How to support genuine change?
A Different Perspective
Redemption may be impossible for some.
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![“I knew something was wrong that day, he made the mistakes [Pablo Escobar] had never committed throughout the last 10 years as the most wanted man in the world in one day. He never used the phone, he only did the day he was killed.” quote by Juan Pablo Escobar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/73a/juan-pablo-escobar-11709_committed_i-knew-something-was-wrong-that-day-he-m_1211625.jpg)
![“You had one guy who was a slave, and another who wasn't. And I actually know what happened to them. [Juan ] Garrido ended up getting good jobs and a pension in Mexico which was the center of New Spain, as it was called. Esteban ended up being killed by the Zuni Indians.” quote by Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/759/henry-louis-gates-2372_good-job_you-had-one-guy-who-was-a-slave-and-anot_3145014.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)
![“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…” quote by Juan Pablo Escobar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7f2/juan-pablo-escobar-11709_decision_when-i-started-thinking-about-plans-to-a_779751.jpg)
