Scilla Elworthy quotes

To discover your mission and put it into action - instead of worrying on the sidelines - is to find peace of mind and a heart full of love. (Scilla Elworthy)
Nelson Mandela went to jail believing in violence, and 27 years later he and his colleagues had slowly and carefully honed the skills, the incredible skills, that they needed to turn one of the most vicious governments the world has known into a democracy. And they did it in a total devotion to non-violence. View quote
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This question: 'How do I deal with a bully without becoming a thug in return?' has been with me ever since I was a child. View quote
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Consistently rated the most peaceable of all countries in the world by the Global Peace Index, Iceland has reduced its military expenditure to zero, has no armed forces, and has reduced the inequality gap between rich and poor. View quote
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Wherever there is injustice, there is anger, and anger is like gasoline - if you spray it around and somebody lights a matchstick, you have an inferno. But anger inside an engine is powerful: it can drive us forward and can get us through dreadful moments and give us power. I learnt this with my discussions with nuclear policy makers. View quote
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I flew aeroplanes, parachuted, walked on my own across the Himalayas - you name it; if it was dangerous, I did it. View quote
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If fear grows fat on the energy you feed it, you have to talk it down. View quote
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I have a little mantra: My fear grows fat on the energy I feed it. And if it grows very big, it probably happens. View quote
Scilla Elworthy

Scilla Elworthy

Occupation: American Activist
Born: June 3, 1943
Quotes count: 8