Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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More Abdullah II Quotes
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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 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’m just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it’s very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
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The global system they hope to create is one of new walls and new isolation, and radically smaller horizons. It is an anti-democratic, anti-economic-growth, and anti-progress agenda.
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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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I’m easily entertained.
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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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I’m not the type of person that is forced.
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There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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For me, I am left leaning when it comes to health and education, on the right when it comes to defense. So I don’t know where I come on the political spectrum. And I think this the challenge that a lot of Jordanians have to deal with.
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I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
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Through Hamas, Iran has been able to buy itself a seat on the table in talking about the Palestinian issue. And, as a result, through Hamas it does play a role in the issue of the Palestinians, as strange as that should sound.
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At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.
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I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction.
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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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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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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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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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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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The brave pilot gave his life defending his faith, country and nation and joined other Jordanian martyrs who gave their lives for Jordan.
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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. … There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king.
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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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I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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