Quotes by Queen Rania of Jordan

About Queen Rania of Jordan:

Queen Rania of Jordan is the Queen consort of Jordan. She is also known as Rania al-Abdullah. Since marrying the now King of Jordan, Abdullah bin Al-Hussein, she has become known for her advocacy work related to education, health, community empowerment, youth, cross-cultural dialogue, and micro-finance. She is also an avid user of social media and she maintains pages on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. She has two daughters and two sons and has been given various decorations by governments.
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Perhaps if we all subscribed to the African concept of Ubuntu - that we all become people through other people, and that we cannot be fully human alone, we could learn a lot. There'd be less hatred and more harmony.

Queen Rania of Jordan

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

Queen Rania of Jordan

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.

Queen Rania of Jordan

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 frustrati...

Queen Rania of Jordan

I think that, as is the case offline, we should not be tolerant of hate speech, racist comments, or groups that promote hatred or intolerance in any shape or form.

Queen Rania of Jordan

We shouldn't judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.

Queen Rania of Jordan

I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.

Queen Rania of Jordan

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

Queen Rania of Jordan

Role models can inspire. Campaigns can motivate. But if we want all girls everywhere to rise up, then we must find them, befriend them and support them.

Queen Rania of Jordan

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

Queen Rania of Jordan

I believe that if we want our children to understand the world beyond their classroom, we must bring the world into their classroom.

Queen Rania of Jordan

I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.

Queen Rania of Jordan

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.

Queen Rania of Jordan

The United States was an innocent victim after September 11. It had never attacked or occupied Afghanistan. So therefore it had no choice but to go after the aggressors.

Queen Rania of Jordan

Often times, we think of girls as soft and vulnerable. And we don't really think of them as possibly being the solutions to some of the world's toughest problems, but they really are.

Queen Rania of Jordan

It isn't often that the logic behind a policy is so clear. But when it comes to the value of educating girls, the evidence speaks for itself.

Queen Rania of Jordan

We always say Jordan is not rich in natural resources - we don't have oil or gas like some of our neighbors do - but I think in terms of human resources, we are quite lucky and we are really trying to foster an environment of innovation and technolog...

Queen Rania of Jordan

I work in areas related to child protection and family safety, women's empowerment, the creation of opportunities for youth, and culture and tourism. Daunting? Yes. Impossible? No. In fact, such challenges energize me.

Queen Rania of Jordan

Everybody's social life in Jordan revolves around family.

Queen Rania of Jordan

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.

Queen Rania of Jordan

Author Bio

  • NameQueen Rania of Jordan
  • DescriptionQueen consort of Jordan
  • BornAugust 31, 1970
  • CountryJordan
  • AwardsKnight Grand Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Grand Cross Of The Order Of Isabella The Catholic; North–South Prize