Abdullah II of Jordan Quotes

There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.

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• My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age.

  

  S. T. Joshi
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• I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life.

  

  Manuel Puig
  • Life
  • Great
  • My Life

• Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.

  

  L'Wren Scott
  • Time
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• When it looks like I may live longer than five minutes I'll drop cigarettes like a hot potato.

  

  Patrick Swayze
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• You want your coach's blessing.

  

  Candace Parker
  • You
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• I know exactly what it's like to stand on top of a tall building or in a high place and look down and go, 'Ohhhh my God.' I try to get into that place every time I write a scene like that. And definitely when I write the action scenes, I get overheated and my heart goes really fast. I get very involved.

  

  Veronica Roth
  • Time
  • God
  • Heart

• I'm an Indian-origin painter. I will remain so to my last breath.

  

  M. F. Husain
  • Will
  • Last
  • Breath

• I am what they call a chubby-skinny guy. I appear to be normal and have the look of an in-shape man, but if we were to go to a pool party I would go with my shirt on.

  

  Adam Pally
  • Guy
  • Party
  • Skinny

• I was always interested in fashion and beauty. I was fifteen when I was scouted in a flea market. Two years later, I arrived in New York. I was in awe because it was like another planet.

  

  Candice Swanepoel
  • Fashion
  • Beauty
  • New York

• I took Latin and Spanish. I can speak a very small amount of Spanish, but Latin has sort of gone away! Unless I was joining the Catholic Church, there would be no need to learn Latin.

  

  Madeline Zima
  • Small
  • Church
  • Learn

• I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.

  

  Jackie Joyner-Kersee
  • Think
  • Athlete
  • Grace

• My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact, he gave me the first birthday presents I ever got: a box of Cracker Jacks and a can of ABC shoe polish.

  

  Flip Wilson
  • School
  • Teacher
  • Childhood

• I love to get a massage but I'm quite a baby with it. I don't like them too hard or anyone walking on me or anything. When it's good, it's the best thing ever. When it's bad, it's an hour of absolute agony.

  

  Lara Stone
  • Good
  • Love
  • Bad

• Really smart people don't want to say stupid things, and they really don't want to be a part of a PR-engineered interview. People really do want to be smart, and they want smart questions. So, if you ask smart questions, there's no way you can't do well.

  

  Kara Swisher
  • People
  • Smart
  • Stupid

• Hats look exactly the same. There's no difference between The Writing Hat and The Acting Hat.

  

  Sam Shepard
  • Writing
  • Same
  • Hat

• Univision's close-to-50-year relationship with Hispanics makes us one of the leading media brands in this country and the gateway to connect with this consumer.

  

  Randy Falco
  • Country
  • Relationship
  • Media

• IQ is a commodity, data is a commodity. I'm far more interested in watching people interact at a restaurant with their smartphone. We can all read 'Tech Crunch,' 'Ad Age.' I would rather be living in the trenches. I would rather be going to Whole Foods in Columbus Circle to watch people shop with their smartphones.

  

  Gary Vaynerchuk
  • People
  • Age
  • Restaurant

• Walt Disney got away with portraying me in the light that they were portraying me in. I have always been a fighter, so... But I have no regrets, man. It's just like God brought me through the drugs, I know he'll bring me through this.

  

  Ike Turner Ike & Tina Turner
  • God
  • Man
  • Light

• I was thinking about vampires and, specifically, about what makes vampires a romantic trope: about what people like about not just vampires but supernaturally long-lived creatures in general, which is a thing that shows up in probably fifty to sixty percent of paranormal romances... And then, for some reason, I decided to reverse it.

  

  Alaya Dawn Johnson
  • People
  • Up
  • Long

• Let's go to Brunch. What a great idea! Why would you want to sleep in on a Sunday when you can go pay $18 for eggs? Now, you're thinking.

  

  Bill Burr
  • Thinking
  • Sleep
  • Ideas

• Just as Mars - a desert planet - gives us insights into global climate change on Earth, the promise awaits for bringing back to life portions of the Red Planet through the application of Earth Science to its similar chemistry, possibly reawakening its life-bearing potential.

  

  Buzz Aldrin
  • Life
  • Science
  • Earth

• Governments follow their people. A great deal has to do with the vision of the leadership of governments. They have a vision, and they translate that to their people and to their counterparts in other countries. You can fulfill and achieve a great deal if you get along well as individuals, as people, as persons.

  

  Salman Khurshid
  • People
  • Great
  • Vision

• I really love people. I love to meet people. I'm curious about people.

  

  Zoe Kazan
  • People
  • Love
  • Curious

• There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.

  

  Abdullah II of Jordan
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  • Responsibility