My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'

Women in Jordan are participating in all aspects of civil as well as political life - as female judges, parliamentarians, businesswomen. And the evolution will continue. This is not something that happens overnight.

We're programmed to believe that time is the enemy, that it takes away from us or that it diminishes us. I have found that it's done the opposite to me. Life is in perfect balance. It's just that our perception of it isn't.

In education, technology can be a life-changer, a game changer, for kids who are both in school and out of school. Technology can bring textbooks to life. The Internet can connect students to their peers in other parts of the world. It can bridge the quality gaps.

Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.

If one girl with courage is a revolution, imagine what feats we can achieve together.

I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself.