The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited.

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

You're always going to have terrorism.

You're always going to have extremists in every religion.

The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.

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.