I'm just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it's very difficult to predict what the outcome is.

It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.

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.

The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.

We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.

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.

My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.

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

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.

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

The moment of assassination is the moment when power and the ignorance of power come together, with Death as validator.

sometimes things happen totally opposite to our expectations, but when we look back after a decade or so, that happened was more appropriate to our life

Those who were known as sultans and emperors are gone to dust. Their palaces are now known as ruins. This is ultimate power and commands of nature.

In a morbid condition of the brain, dreams often have a singular actuality, vividness, and extraordinary semblance of reality.

The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think.

The industrial world destroys nature not because it doesn’t love it but because it is not afraid of it.

The primary and literal meaning of the Bible, then, is its centripetal or poetic meaning.

It's no coincidence that trust in government is at an all-time low now that the size of government is at an all-time high.

A swamp is where Gators live. We feel comfortable there, but we hope our opponents feel tentative. A swamp is hot and sticky and can be dangerous. Only Gators get out alive.