I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
ABDULLAH IIWe’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
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And no matter what’s happening in the Middle East – the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment – the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
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The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
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The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited.
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I believe strongly in the rights of women… my mother is a woman, my sister is a woman, my daughter is a woman, my wife is a woman.
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When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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In our view, successful reform is not an event. It is a sustainable process that will build on its own successes – a virtuous cycle of change.
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I’m easily entertained.
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Today more than ever we need creative minds to address the issues of the age. And one of the most urgent is this: How can humanity know so much, achieve so much, and still fail so many people so badly?
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Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.
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Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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Is Israel going to continue to be “Fortress Israel”? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony.
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All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
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We have no right to dictate, through irresponsible action or narrow-mindedness, the future of our children, and our children’s children. There has been enough destruction, enough death, enough waste.
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