Queen Rania of Jordan's Quotes

When you deprive people of their right to live in dignity, to hope for a better future, to have control over their lives, when you deprive them of that choice, then you expect them to fight for these rights.

Being popular comes when you have everything. But to be liked, it means that you must be treating people with respect and you must be showing kindness toward them.

Social media are a catalyst for the advancement of everyone's rights. It's where we're reminded that we're all human and all equal. It's where people can find and fight for a cause, global or local, popular or specialized, even when there are hundreds of miles between them.

At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It's really your essence and your values that are important.

Everybody's social life in Jordan revolves around family.

I found that being online has opened a window for me to look into other people's lives... The greatest fear that I have is losing touch.

I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona.

I'm amazed by the misconceptions about Muslim women and the Arab world that I hear, and that really does hurt me.

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

Maybe clothes are a form of creative expression for me. An outlet. Because I don't get to express myself creatively through my official duties.

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.

Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.

To achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East takes guts, not guns.

Twitter's a great way to tell people across the world what I care about and, hopefully, motivate them to join me in furthering my causes.

Well, my husband is supportive of my work, like advocating for dialogue between cultures on YouTube.

As a child I sometimes used to travel to the West Bank to visit my family, so I know what the checkpoints felt like. I knew what it was like to live under occupation.

Children who have an education grow up to lead healthier lives - earn higher income, take better care of their families, contribute to their economies.

Eighty percent of my life is normal like any other mother. I worry about my children, if they're doing all right. I worry that my husband is doing well.

For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as a means of applying social pressure on people.

I feel that we don't have the luxury of asking whether or not the Palestinians and Israelis can achieve peace. I think we have to just ask the question of when and how.

I think change needs to be egoless. It's not about my leaving my fingerprints or a legacy. It's more important to be part of a process by rolling up your sleeves, being on the ground, initiating projects, starting campaigns - you know, building stuff.

People sometimes think of 'queen' as a title that's shrouded with protocol and formality, and for that reason sometimes people are not easily saying what they want to say. They're reluctant to express their opinions, and I kind of find that frustrating because I want to know what people really, really think.

The average Jordanian has much in common with the average American in terms of the values that we share, the fact that we all value the family unit, our work ethic.