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. — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
Like many traditional feminists, I became one of the boys, only better. For a while it gave me a buzz to win at their… — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
To discover your mission and put it into action - instead of worrying on the sidelines - is to find peace of mind and… — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
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… — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
Nelson Mandela went to jail believing in violence, and 27 years later he and his colleagues had slowly and carefully honed the skills, the… — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
Real change comes when people are enabled to use their thinking and their energy in a new way, using a different system of thought,… — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
Wherever there is injustice, there is anger, and anger is like gasoline - if you spray it around and somebody lights a matchstick, you… — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
When faced with world problems - like hunger, overpopulation, nuclear weapons, the arms trade - you may be among those who are overwhelmed by… — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
The arts can bring the heart to the aid of the head, the personal to the political. — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
“The world is in crisis. It needs people who have the skill to combine inner power with outer action. Inner power comes from self… — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
“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… — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
This question: 'How do I deal with a bully without becoming a thug in return?' has been with me ever since I was a… — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
If fear grows fat on the energy you feed it, you have to talk it down. — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
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… — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
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… — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
