Quote

We're programmed to believe that time is the enemy, that it takes away from us or that it diminishes us. I have found that it's done the opposite to me. Life is in perfect balance. It's just that our perception of it isn't.

Queen Rania of Jordan

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Queen Rania of Jordan
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 31
Consort
Human Rights Activist
Queen Consort Of Jordan
Television Producer
Al Kuwait
Rania Al-Abdullah
Rania Al-Yassin
Rania Faisal Al-Yassin
Rania Faisal Sedki Al-Yassin
Found
Opposite
Done
Opposites
Believe
Perception
Time
Balance
Life
Takes
Enemy
Diminishes
Perfect
Programmed
Away
Diminish

More quotes by Queen Rania of Jordan

Image
It is all too easy to draw conclusions and make sweeping judgments about millions of Muslim women based on fleeting television images. That is not right.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
Holy scripture does not hold women back. It's the people that decide to interpret it in such a way for their own, sometimes political, agendas.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
I think generally, in life, I try to always ensure that there are periodic moments where I do venture out of my comfort zone, because that's what keeps you alive. That's what keeps you from getting stale.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
A woman caring for her children a woman striving to excel in the private sector a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
First of all, in many Muslim countries women have incredible amounts of freedom, sometimes more than in some countries in Europe. So you cannot just make a generalized statement about women. Second, Islam is not the problem. It's tradition. It's culture. It's age-old mind-sets that need to be changed.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
The job description for a queen changes with the times.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
The hardest [part] is some of the misperceptions that are leveled against me as a person and against Muslim women.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
Whatever title or office we may be privileged to hold, it is what we do that defines who we are ... Each of us must decide what kind of person we want to be-what kind of legacy that we want to pass on.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
When you educate a girl, you kick-start a cycle of success. It makes economic sense. It makes social sense. It makes moral sense. But, it seems, it's not common sense yet.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
Learning to read and write changes lives it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
Travelers are the greatest ambassadors of tolerance.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
We are stronger when we listen,and smarter when we share.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It's really your essence and your values that are important.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
The more time goes on, the closer I am to the ground. I've been exposed to so many issues and people living under different pressures. It's helped me realize that a lot of glamorous things that people prioritize really don't matter.
Queen Rania of Jordan
Image
Being queen is overrated.
Queen Rania of Jordan