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title: "2 Feed Quotes By Scilla Elworthy"
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> [If fear grows fat on the energy you feed it, you have to talk it down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/if-fear-grows-fat-on-the-energy-you-feed-it-you-have-to-talk-it-down/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

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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.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/i-have-a-little-mantra-my-fear-grows-fat-on-the-energy-i-feed-it-and/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a2/scilla-elworthy-27159_big_i-have-a-little-mantra-my-fear-grows-fat_2949017.png)

## Other authors on Feed

## More by Scilla Elworthy

> [Like many traditional feminists, I became one of the boys, only better. For a while it gave me a buzz to win at their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/like-many-traditional-feminists-i-became-one-of-the-boys-only-better/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

> [To discover your mission and put it into action - instead of worrying on the sidelines - is to find peace of mind and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/to-discover-your-mission-and-put-it-into-action-instead-of-worrying/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

> [Your 'hara' is here, where your uterus is if you're a woman, where the tummy sticks out if you're a man, the centre of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/your-hara-is-here-where-your-uterus-is-if-you-re-a-woman-where-the/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/nelson-mandela-went-to-jail-believing-in-violence-and-27-years-later/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

> [Real change comes when people are enabled to use their thinking and their energy in a new way, using a different system of thought,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/real-change-comes-when-people-are-enabled-to-use-their-thinking-and/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

> [Wherever there is injustice, there is anger, and anger is like gasoline - if you spray it around and somebody lights a matchstick, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/wherever-there-is-injustice-there-is-anger-and-anger-is-like-gasoline/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

> [When faced with world problems - like hunger, overpopulation, nuclear weapons, the arms trade - you may be among those who are overwhelmed by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/when-faced-with-world-problems-like-hunger-overpopulation-nuclear/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

> [The arts can bring the heart to the aid of the head, the personal to the political.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/the-arts-can-bring-the-heart-to-the-aid-of-the-head-the-personal-to/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

> [“The world is in crisis. It needs people who have the skill to combine inner power with outer action. Inner power comes from self…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/the-world-is-in-crisis-it-needs-people-who-have-the-skill-to-combine/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

> [“Have you ever dared to imagine what life could be like … if we used our skills to transform conflict, to clean up the environment, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/have-you-ever-dared-to-imagine-what-life-could-be-like-if-we-used-our/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

> [This question: 'How do I deal with a bully without becoming a thug in return?' has been with me ever since I was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/this-question-how-do-i-deal-with-a-bully-without-becoming-a-thug-in/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

> [If fear grows fat on the energy you feed it, you have to talk it down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/if-fear-grows-fat-on-the-energy-you-feed-it-you-have-to-talk-it-down/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

> [Dialogue is a non-confrontational communication, where both partners are willing to learn from the other and therefore leads much farther into finding new grounds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/dialogue-is-a-non-confrontational-communication-where-both-partners/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

> [More and more individuals worldwide are realizing that war does not solve conflict, nor resolve long-standing cycles of violence. As more of those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/more-and-more-individuals-worldwide-are-realizing-that-war-does-not/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

> [Change happens at the level of the individual](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scilla-elworthy/change-happens-at-the-level-of-the-individual/)

[Scilla Elworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scilla-elworthy/)

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