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 More Quotes by Queen Rania of Jordan More Quotes From Queen Rania of Jordan Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future. Queen Rania of Jordan changing-the-worldgirlworld We are stronger when we listen,and smarter when we share. Queen Rania of Jordan strongercommunicationshare Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled. Queen Rania of Jordan life-changingdreamjobs 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 the-end-of-the-dayimportantessence 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 runningcountrychildren Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform. Queen Rania of Jordan good-teachergreat-teacherteacher If one girl with courage is a revolution, imagine what feats we can achieve together. Queen Rania of Jordan revolutiongirltogether We look at problems happening halfway across the world and we think, 'Well, that's their problem.' But it's not. ... When you solve somebody else's problem, you're solving a problem for yourself because our world today is so interconnected. Queen Rania of Jordan our-worldtodaythinking The youth are the catalysts for real change. Queen Rania of Jordan catalystyouthreal You cannot kill an ideology with a bullet. You can only kill it with a better idea. Queen Rania of Jordan bulletsideologyideas Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you. Queen Rania of Jordan shieldsprotectprotect-you 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. Queen Rania of Jordan sacrificecountrychildren 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 perceptionbelieveculture 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 common-sensemoralgirl 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 believechildrenworld We shouldn't judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes. Queen Rania of Jordan stereotypejudgingpeople 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 kindnessmeanpeople 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 gratitudelaughterdream Modernity is not about dress codes. Queen Rania of Jordan dress-codecodedresses 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 queensgirlboys
