I like to look at the glass half full.
ABDULLAH IIYou’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
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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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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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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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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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You’re always going to have terrorism.
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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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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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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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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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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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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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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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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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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 look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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