My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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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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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If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
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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’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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Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.
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If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work — because if they don’t, they won’t be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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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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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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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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I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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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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I’m not the type of person that is forced.
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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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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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Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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The brave pilot gave his life defending his faith, country and nation and joined other Jordanian martyrs who gave their lives for Jordan.
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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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 like to look at the glass half full.
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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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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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Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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Our response has been, “Well, let’s then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.” That hasn’t happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.
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