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.
ABDULLAH IIIt’s a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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I believe nuclear energy in Jordan will be done in such a way where it is a public-private partnership so everyone can see exactly what’s going on.
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I like to look at the glass half full.
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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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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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Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the demolition of their homes and their future.
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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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No matter what’s happening in the Middle East – the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment – the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
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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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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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Mr. President, prime ministers, let us have ambitions: ambitions to move beyond the violence and occupation, to the day when two states, Palestine and Israel, can live together side by side in peace and security.
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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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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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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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And no matter what’s happening in the Middle East – the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment – the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
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