Anger is like gasoline. If you spray it around and somebody lights a match, you've got an inferno. [But] if we can put our anger inside an engine, it can drive us forward.

Elworthy frames anger as a volatile energy source: dangerous when dispersed indiscriminately, but potentially useful when contained and directed. The “gasoline” metaphor highlights anger’s capacity to escalate conflict rapidly—especially when it meets a triggering event (“somebody lights a match”). The second image—fuel inside an engine—recasts anger as motivational force when disciplined by reflection, strategy, and ethical purpose. Rather than suppressing anger or indulging it, the quote argues for transforming it into constructive action: advocacy, problem-solving, or courageous boundary-setting. Its significance lies in shifting anger from a moral failing to a raw power that requires stewardship.