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" 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
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" I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others. "
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" Everybody's social life in Jordan revolves around family. "
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" Children who have an education grow up to lead healthier lives - earn higher income, take better care of their families, contribute to their economies. "
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" 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. "
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" If one girl with courage is a revolution, imagine what feats we can achieve together. "
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" We always say Jordan is not rich in natural resources - we don't have oil or gas like some of our neighbors do - but I think in terms of human resources, we are quite lucky and we are really trying to foster an environment of innovation and technology. I think Jordan will emerge as a center of innovation in the Middle East. "
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" My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.' "
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" 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? "
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" I believe that if we want our children to understand the world beyond their classroom, we must bring the world into their classroom. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I really feel that political will is born out of popular will. "
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" Well, my husband is supportive of my work, like advocating for dialogue between cultures on YouTube. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as a means of applying social pressure on people. "
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" I think that, as is the case offline, we should not be tolerant of hate speech, racist comments, or groups that promote hatred or intolerance in any shape or form. "
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" Eighty percent of my life is normal like any other mother. I worry about my children, if they're doing all right. I worry that my husband is doing well. The 20 percent is just the queen aspect that factors in. But for me, it's life as usual, and it's just taking care of my family. "
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" We shouldn't judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes. "
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" Being queen is overrated. "
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" 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. "
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" I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself. "
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" 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. "
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" When you deprive people of their right to live in dignity, to hope for a better future, to have control over their lives, when you deprive them of that choice, then you expect them to fight for these rights. "
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" Social media are a catalyst for the advancement of everyone's rights. It's where we're reminded that we're all human and all equal. It's where people can find and fight for a cause, global or local, popular or specialized, even when there are hundreds of miles between them. "
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" Being popular comes when you have everything. But to be liked, it means that you must be treating people with respect and you must be showing kindness toward them. "
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" 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. "
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" By its very nature, hard-line ideology is self-serving and self-perpetuating; its primary goal is to survive - and that precludes everything. "
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" Now and always, hard-line policy and those who embrace it are vessels for darker forces that are at once self-cannibalizing and combustible. No good can come of them. They are unsustainable because their sense of righteousness denies human worth. "
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" 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. "
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