Abdullah II of Jordan

“Is Israel going to continue to be 'Fortress Israel'? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony.”

“I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.”

“Jordan has to show the Arab world that there's another way of doing things. We're a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that leads to a two-, three-, four-party system - left, right and center - in a couple of years' time, then the Muslim Brotherhood will no longer be something to contend with.”

“Our response has been, 'Well, let's then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.' That hasn't happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.”

“I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.”

“We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.”

“In our view, successful reform is not an event. It is a sustainable process that will build on its own successes - a virtuous cycle of change.”

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

“At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat terrorism.”

“Nobody scares me.”

“Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.”

“Today more than ever we need creative minds to address the issues of the age. And one of the most urgent is this: How can humanity know so much, achieve so much, and still fail so many people so badly?”

“Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.”

“Each country its cost analysis is going to be different. So what we are you seeing in Syria, for example, is different than what's going on in Jordan. The maps are being rewritten.”

“The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it's two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it's a good thing.”

“Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope. The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.”