I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
ABDULLAH IIOver the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope.
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Remember you don’t do anything in isolation.
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Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
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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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We have peace with Israel. We’re actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking,
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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’m easily entertained.
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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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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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The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it’s two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it’s a good thing.
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
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You’re always going to have terrorism.
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