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.
ABDULLAH IIWhen 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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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
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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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The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.
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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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I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
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The global system they hope to create is one of new walls and new isolation, and radically smaller horizons. It is an anti-democratic, anti-economic-growth, and anti-progress agenda.
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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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The stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.
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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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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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Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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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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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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We’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
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