There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
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Each country its cost analysis is going to be different. So what we are you seeing in Syria, for example, is different than what’s going on in Jordan. The maps are being rewritten.
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If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work – because if they don’t, they won’t be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children’s?
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It’s a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.
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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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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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Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
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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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Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge you to have the will and the courage to begin to realize our dreams of peace, prosperity and coexistence.
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Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
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