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When there's a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces. (Abdallah II)
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. View quote
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For me, I am left leaning when it comes to health and education, on the right when it comes to defense. So I don't know where I come on the political spectrum. And I think this the challenge that a lot of Jordanians have to deal with. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it's two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it's a good thing. View quote
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Ten years ago I said, you know, my goal is to be able to get food on the table. What I'm trying to say by that is trying to create a vibrant, capable and effective middle class. The quicker and stronger that we can be able to do this, the easier it is for political reform to move forward. View quote
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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? View quote
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Is Israel going to continue to be 'Fortress Israel'? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony. View quote
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria. View quote
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When you get billions in aid and your weapons resupplied and your ammunition stock resupplied, you don't learn the lesson that war is bad and nobody wins. (Abdallah II)
Political development should start at the grassroots. View quote
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I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction. View quote
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I think this is really a defining moment for the Arab world. The problem is, it is all going to be about blood, sweat and tears. In certain countries it may be just sweat, and in some countries sweat and tears, and in some countries, as you can see, a lot of blood. I think initial instability is something that we are all extremely nervous of. View quote
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You're always going to have extremists in every religion. View quote
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process. View quote
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The Middle East has the highest unemployment percentage of any region in the world we have the largest youth cohort of history coming into the market place that frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs. View quote
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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. View quote
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There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. View quote
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I don't think the Middle East could afford another war. View quote
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I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West. (Abdallah II)
Wikileaks didn't help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily. View quote
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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future. View quote
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I'm easily entertained. View quote
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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment. View quote
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