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

Abdullah II of Jordan

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

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" 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. "

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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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" Political development should start at the grassroots. "

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

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

Abdullah II of Jordan