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?
ABDULLAH IIJerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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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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You’re always going to have terrorism.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.
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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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I’m easily entertained.
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All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
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I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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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.
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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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