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

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

I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.

Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the demolition of their homes and their future. All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.

I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction. It's a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.

Remember you don't do anything in isolation.

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