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.

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.

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.

Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.

Belief is an illusion, backed by your heart and mind.

He looked like the sort of person who would tell you that he did not have an umbrella to lend you when he actually had several and simply wanted to see you get soaked.

The fruits of Christianity were religious wars, butcheries, crusades, inquisitions, extermination of the natives of America, and the introduction of African slaves in their place.

I believe I can make all the money I've missed. But I can't regain the time with fans and family.

The possibilities in sci-fi are wonderful. The subject is bigger than everything we know.

In recent times no problem has been more puzzling to thoughtful people than why, in a troubled world, we make such poor use of our affluence.

That being said, I think we should immediately deprecate any string concatenation that combines '19' with '99'.

There was that law of life, so cruel and so just, that one must grow or else pay more for remaining the same.

Television speeded everything up.