Rania Quotes & Sayings

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. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

My biggest advice for women writer/directors is to always be attempting to make work that avoids pandering to the conceptions that the industry has put in place for "women directors." — Rania Attieh

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. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

You know, when you talked about good days and bad days, do you think right now counts as the good days?"
"It depends. How do you feel right now?"
Rania closed her eyes when she said, "I feel strange. I haven't felt like this for a long time."
Zaheed took a deep breath. "How so?"
She shrugged. "Perhaps, it's because I'm in a whole new place, where I haven't set my foot before; the air smelt different and I'm talking to a stranger. It made me feel like I've just had all my memories erased and replaced with new ones. — Diyar Harraz

To achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East takes guts, not guns. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

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. — 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

Hunter touches my cheek, kisses my chin. "I will always love you. You saved me, Rania."
I shake my head. "No, you have saved me,"
"We have saved each other then," he says. — Jasinda Wilder

I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

When you educate a girl, you kick-start a cycle of success. It makes economic sense. It makes social sense. It makes moral sense. But, it seems, it's not common sense yet. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

The hardest [part] is some of the misperceptions that are leveled against me as a person and against Muslim women. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

I don't think people by nature are extremists. You will never find a population of extremists. Extremists have existed throughout the centuries on all religions. And what happens is, extremists start to have more leverage when the situation is bad. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Look at any country that's plagued with poverty, disease or violence; the antidote is girls. Girls are the antibodies to many of society's ills. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

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. — 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

Everybody's social life in Jordan revolves around family. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

If one girl with courage is a revolution, imagine what feats we can achieve together. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Today, I join King Abdullah in Paris to stand in solidarity with the people of France in their darkest hour ... To stand in unity against extremism in all its forms and to stand up for our cherished faith, Islam. And so that the lasting image of these terrible events is an unprecedented outpouring of sympathy and support between people of all faiths and cultures. — 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

First of all, in many Muslim countries women have incredible amounts of freedom, sometimes more than in some countries in Europe. So you cannot just make a generalized statement about women. Second, Islam is not the problem. It's tradition. It's culture. It's age-old mind-sets that need to be changed. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

To seek out making films that are unique and insightful, boundary-pushing and genre-bending, and not films that fit into the neat, little boxes that people "want" (expect) women to be making. In some ways, I guess for me, any filmmaker should strive to be a good director first, regardless of their gender, race, sexual orientation etc. — Rania Attieh

Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you. — 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

Holy scripture does not hold women back. It's the people that decide to interpret it in such a way for their own, sometimes political, agendas. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

We also knew we definitely wanted to infuse into the narrative the relation of women at different ages with motherhood, their relationship with their babies versus their partners', their overall "need" to have children, their fears and projections on their children, etc. All of this we put into a pot, if you will, and simmered for a while until we had what made sense to us. — Rania Attieh

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

It's about using social media for social change: creating a community of advocates who can use their voices on behalf of the voiceless, or leverage their talents, skills, knowledge, and resources to put more children into classrooms, or pressure their elected representatives to get global education top of the agenda. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

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. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

We shouldn't judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Now and always, hard-line policy and those who embrace it are vessels for darker forces that are at once self-cannibalizing and combustible. No good can come of them. They are unsustainable because their sense of righteousness denies human worth. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

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. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

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

Children keep us in check. Their laughter prevents our hearts from hardening. Their dreams ensure we never lose our drive to make ours a better world. They are the greatest disciplinarians known to mankind. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

It is all too easy to draw conclusions and make sweeping judgments about millions of Muslim women based on fleeting television images. That is not right. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

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. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

I don't know if I'd put labels on myself, but I do feel that when women are empowered, they have the power to transform society. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

The more time goes on, the closer I am to the ground. I've been exposed to so many issues and people living under different pressures. It's helped me realize that a lot of glamorous things that people prioritize really don't matter. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Of course, I tweet. Tweeting is a very personal form of expression. Who else could talk about my son refusing to wear a suit to meet the Pope, my husband flying a helicopter, or take a twitpic from our home? — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Ultimately, we want to provide people with a unique experience, and an unexpected one as well. We'd like people to leave the theater having questions, being intrigued, wanting to know more, and forming their own opinions about the characters and the world we created. We'd like the film and its images to stick around in people's heads, possibly be recalled every time the letter "H" comes up in everyday life. — Rania Attieh

By its very nature, hard-line ideology is self-serving and self-perpetuating; its primary goal is to survive - and that precludes everything. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

We need another revolution in the Arab world. We need an education revolution. If there's one thing we need to focus on, it's redesigning our educational systems. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

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. — 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

There are so many misperceptions and stereotypes out there that I would love to see clarified one day. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

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. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

You cannot kill an ideology with a bullet. You can only kill it with a better idea. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Muslim women must stand up and speak out about who we are, what we believe and where we are going. I think we need to know that our counterparts in the west are also willing to listen and reciprocate. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

I really feel that political will is born out of popular will. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

I have nothing against the veil. And I think that, wrongly, many in the West look at the veil as a symbol of oppression. Now, as long as a woman chooses to wear the veil, because that's her belief and because of her own - that's a personal relationship with God, so she should be free to dress in whichever way she wants. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Travelers are the greatest ambassadors of tolerance. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

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. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

My position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I'd rather not focus on that. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

I found myself at dusk in the bewitching Roman city of Jerash with H.M. Queen Rania of Jordan one year, and scrambling with hardened paparazzi to get an image of the Princess of Wales in a tiny Nepalese clinic in the foothills of the Himalayas another. — Hamish Bowles

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

What is the word for this kind of underwear? Boxings? Something like that? I cannot think of it."
"Boxings? Oh, god, Rania. That's funny. Boxers. They're called boxers, sweetheart. — Jasinda Wilder

Being queen is overrated. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

I am not Sabah. I am Rania. And I feel."
"Good. No more Sabah. Only Rania. — Jasinda Wilder

I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

We can spend out lives letting others dictate our narrative, and cast ourselves as the victims. Or we can realize the truth: that we are the creators of our own story. — Rania Al-Abdullah

Modernity is not about dress codes. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

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. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

The youth are the catalysts for real change. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

The protocol things, the officialdom, are part of my work. But it doesn't take more than 20 percent of my time. The majority of my time I spend on issues that I care about. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Some things are free, Rania. My love for you is free. All you have to do is take it. Accept it. — Jasinda Wilder

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

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

Well, my husband is supportive of my work, like advocating for dialogue between cultures on YouTube. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Pessimism doesn't change the reality; it prolongs the status quo. And it brings everyone down. It's only ever lose-lose. Optimism and faith coupled with pragmatism change the reality. Self-belief and self-reliance change the reality. Boldness to explore new ideas changes the reality. A vision powered by effort and energy changes the reality. — Rania Al-Abdullah

The job description for a queen changes with the times. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Such awful timing. There's a dead man in the bathroom, and I'm trying not to kiss Rania. What the fuck is wrong with you, Hunter? — Jasinda Wilder

Education reform doesn't come cheap. But the price of ignorance is far, far greater — Rania Al-Abdullah

I will always love you. You saved me, Rania."
"No, you saved me."
"We saved each other, then, — Jasinda Wilder

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

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. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Whatever title or office we may be privileged to hold, it is what we do that defines who we are ... Each of us must decide what kind of person we want to be-what kind of legacy that we want to pass on. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

We are stronger when we listen, and smarter when we share. — Rania Al-Abdullah

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 technology. I think Jordan will emerge as a center of innovation in the Middle East. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

I think generally, in life, I try to always ensure that there are periodic moments where I do venture out of my comfort zone, because that's what keeps you alive. That's what keeps you from getting stale. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Polls show that Arabs admire a lot of the Western values, cultural aspects in the West. It is more about policies than about way of life. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

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. — 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

Extremism is not endemic in my region, nor is anti-Western sentiment. No doubt there is discontent and distrust. That is towards more the American and some Western policies, and not toward the American people. — 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

I don't believe there is a clash between cultures. I believe there is a clash between perceptions of each other. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

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. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

I don't believe that there is fair enough understanding of either our status as women or the total context of our lives, which is very rich and multi-faceted. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

If you educate a boy, you educate a person, but if you educate a girl, you educate a family and benefit an entire community." An entire community - now that is really interesting! Then I found the quote changed a little more on the Kingdom of Jordan website by her Royal Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan during her interview with Oprah Winfrey. Queen Rania relates the quote in these words: "As you educate a woman, you educate the family. If you educate the girls, you educate the future. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

I don't lose sleep over failures. I worry about the successes and how they can be replicated. — Queen Rania Of Jordan

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription. — Queen Rania Of Jordan