The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited.
ABDULLAH III 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.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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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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Remember you don’t do anything in isolation.
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And it’s about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. Because today, if you’re appointed by the king, they don’t feel that they’re responsible for the people.
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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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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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Earth’s dispossessed are vulnerable targets for extremists: those who teach that global justice is meaningless; that satisfaction can come only in violence, division, and intellectual isolation.
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I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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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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I like to look at the glass half full.
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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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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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