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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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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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Jordan has to show the Arab world that there's another way of doing things. We're a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that leads to a two-, three-, four-party system - left, right and center - in a couple of years' time, then the Muslim Brotherhood will no longer be something to contend with.
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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.
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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
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You're always going to have extremists in every religion.
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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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You're always going to have terrorism.
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Don't take 'no' for an answer.
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Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered.
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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.
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Remember you don't do anything in isolation.
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