If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.

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.

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

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.

Prestidigitation? You've got to be joking. No one says that.

Time is money'... Waste it now. Pay for it later!

Here's the plot of 'Interstellar.' Refugees - they're known as Democrats - they're looking for a new planet.

Far from being the basis of the good society, the family, with its narrow privacy and tawdry secrets, is the source of all our discontents.

There's nothing to catch up on. You came, you saw, you scored, you left. End of story.

Too much of anything is a mistake, as the man said when his wife presented him with four new healthy children in one day. We should practice moderation in all matters.

I also became inspired by impressionist painters such as Renoir, and wanted to do the same sort of thing with music-portray whatever mood strikes me the way Keith Jarrett does on piano.

Mistakes are growth, and we learn not to do it again. But it doesn't make you a terrible person. That's important to me.

I rose by sheer military ability to the rank of corporal.

I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.