Ten years ago I said, you know, my goal is to be able to get food on the table. What I'm trying to say by that is trying to create a vibrant, capable and effective middle class. The quicker and stronger that we can be able to do this, the easier it is for political reform to move forward.

I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.

Don't take 'no' for an answer.

If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.

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

What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.

When you get billions in aid and your weapons resupplied and your ammunition stock resupplied, you don't learn the lesson that war is bad and nobody wins.