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I'm easily entertained.
Don't take 'no' for an answer.
You're always going to have terrorism.
I like to look at the glass half full.
I'm not the type of person that is forced.
Remember you don't do anything in isolation.
It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.
Political development should start at the grassroots.
What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.
You're always going to have extremists in every religion.
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
There is resistance to change. There's a resistance to ideas.
Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited.
If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
Whenever you have a crisis, you're always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat terrorism.
We're never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
Wikileaks didn't help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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.
I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
I'm just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it's very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
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.
The brave pilot gave his life defending his faith, country and nation and joined other Jordanian martyrs who gave their lives for Jordan.
In our view, successful reform is not an event. It is a sustainable process that will build on its own successes - a virtuous cycle of change.
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.
If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
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.
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.
I think it's almost impossible for any expert to predict for the rapid changes we see in the Middle East. They are rapid and they will continue for quite a while.
Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered.
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.
Fifty-seven countries in the world, a third of the United Nations, do not recognize Israel. In a way, I think North Korea has better international relations than Israel.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Each country its cost analysis is going to be different. So what we are you seeing in Syria, for example, is different than what's going on in Jordan. The maps are being rewritten.