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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. All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it. "

" Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered. "

" If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future. "

" If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests. "

" I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy. "

" I like to look at the glass half full. "

" I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions. "

" I'm easily entertained. "

" 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. "

" It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody. "

" I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West. "

" Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off. "

" 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. "

" Mr. President, prime ministers, let us have ambitions: ambitions to move beyond the violence and occupation, to the day when two states, Palestine and Israel, can live together side by side in peace and security. "

" Nobody scares me. "

" 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. "

" Political development should start at the grassroots. "

" 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. "

" The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands. "

" The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. "

" 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. "

" Whenever you have a crisis, you're always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation. "

" When 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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