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" I really feel that political will is born out of popular will. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

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Queen Rania of Jordan

" In education, technology can be a life-changer, a game changer, for kids who are both in school and out of school. Technology can bring textbooks to life. The Internet can connect students to their peers in other parts of the world. It can bridge the quality gaps. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" Look at any country that's plagued with poverty, disease or violence; the antidote is girls. Girls are the antibodies to many of society's ills. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" Perhaps if we all subscribed to the African concept of Ubuntu - that we all become people through other people, and that we cannot be fully human alone, we could learn a lot. There'd be less hatred and more harmony. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" By its very nature, hard-line ideology is self-serving and self-perpetuating; its primary goal is to survive - and that precludes everything. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" 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

" Everybody's social life in Jordan revolves around family. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" Well, my husband is supportive of my work, like advocating for dialogue between cultures on YouTube. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" Role models can inspire. Campaigns can motivate. But if we want all girls everywhere to rise up, then we must find them, befriend them and support them. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" Children who have an education grow up to lead healthier lives - earn higher income, take better care of their families, contribute to their economies. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" The protocol things, the officialdom, are part of my work. But it doesn't take more than 20 percent of my time. The majority of my time I spend on issues that I care about. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" I feel that we don't have the luxury of asking whether or not the Palestinians and Israelis can achieve peace. I think we have to just ask the question of when and how. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona. With my children, I'm just 'Mom.' 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

" Of course, I tweet. Tweeting is a very personal form of expression. Who else could talk about my son refusing to wear a suit to meet the Pope, my husband flying a helicopter, or take a twitpic from our home? "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" Tweeting is a very personal form of expression. Who else could talk about my son refusing to wear a suit to meet the Pope, my husband flying a helicopter, or take a twitpic from our home? "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" 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

" 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

" 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

" We need another revolution in the Arab world. We need an education revolution. If there's one thing we need to focus on, it's redesigning our educational systems. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" The United States was an innocent victim after September 11. It had never attacked or occupied Afghanistan. So therefore it had no choice but to go after the aggressors. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" I found that being online has opened a window for me to look into other people's lives... The greatest fear that I have is losing touch. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" 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

" I'm amazed by the misconceptions about Muslim women and the Arab world that I hear, and that really does hurt me. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" As a child I sometimes used to travel to the West Bank to visit my family, so I know what the checkpoints felt like. I knew what it was like to live under occupation. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" Twitter's a great way to tell people across the world what I care about and, hopefully, motivate them to join me in furthering my causes. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" It isn't often that the logic behind a policy is so clear. But when it comes to the value of educating girls, the evidence speaks for itself. "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.' "

Queen Rania of Jordan

" Maybe clothes are a form of creative expression for me. An outlet. Because I don't get to express myself creatively through my official duties. "

Queen Rania of Jordan