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"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."
"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."
"My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, "I wish I could do that." Like women who endure hardships and turn their luck around and bring up children on their own and start a business. Or a social worker who leaves his country, his comfort, his friends, and goes far away to help people he doesn't know. I want to evolve into that, ultimately. I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others."
"My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'"
"Being queen is overrated."
"I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others."
"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."
"To achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East takes guts, not guns."
"Modernity is not about dress codes."
"I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself."
"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."
"The youth are the catalysts for real change."
"I don't lose sleep over failures. I worry about the successes and how they can be replicated."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona."
"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."
"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."