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.

Remember you don't do anything in isolation.

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.

I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.

I'm easily entertained.

It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.

I'm not the type of person that is forced.