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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.

Abdullah II

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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Accepted Believe Continue Fortress Neighbourhood Only Way
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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Cycle Event Process Success Successful View Virtuous
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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Burden Courage Done Need See Wisdom
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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Believe Peace Promise Real Share Together World
I’m easily entertained.
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Easily Entertained Fun One Liner
When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our country, or this is an American agenda.
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Country Destabilize Envelope Plot Sector Trying Zionist
Political development should start at the grassroots.
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Development Grassroot Political Start
It’s a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I’m not going to drop the ball on my shift.
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Ball Burden Descendant Leadership Muhammad Prophet Responsibility Year
I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
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Agree Debate People Thinking Tolerance Zero
My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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End never People Use View Violence Well
The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
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Break Country Future Giving Incentive Make
Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
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Destruction Diversity Extremist Growth Power Seek Wall
We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
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Always Choice Humanity People Right
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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Around Ballot Box Elected Government Hard Need Work
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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Breakthrough Challenge Change Historic Human Knowledge Number Opportunity Reality
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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Challenge Defense Education Health Learning Political Thinking
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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Children Freedom Gift Priceless Provide Return Security
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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Birthday Creative Issue Mind People Urgent
That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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Frustration Hungry Job Political Sphere Translate
Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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Advantage Always Crisis Situation
The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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Future Hand Jordan Palestinian Security
I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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Afford Middle East Thinking War
Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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Allow Answer never No
I think it’s almost impossible for any expert to predict for the rapid changes we see in the Middle East. They are rapid and they will continue for quite a while.
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Expert Impossible Predict Rapid Thinking
Our response has been, “Well, let’s then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.” That hasn’t happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.
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Around Blame Effort Happened Palestinian Response Table
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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Different Many Societies Sub Syria
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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Action Children Dictate Future Mindedness Narrow Right Waste

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