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

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.

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.

Whatever his weight in pounds and ounces, he always seems bigger because of his bounces.

In great literature, I become a thousand different men but still remain myself.

The king was pregnant.

When you take something apart, you get a great sense of what it took to originally put it together.

I'm a pessimist, so I find everything limiting.

Low care is what we do while on our knees. Smart care is what makes the growing easier.

I'm lucky that so many children visit my website. At least I get to talk with them that way.

Oracle's got 100+ enterprise applications live in the #cloud; today, SAP's got nothin' but SuccessFactors until 2020.

In literature imitations do not imitate.

I like movies that make you think.