Skip to content

Action expressed in a wrong channel is worse than no action at all.

— Johnston McCulley The Mark of Zorro (1919)

Another quote →

Topics

Progress

More quotes by Johnston McCulley

“It is an insult to my blade to have it enter your body!”

The Mark of Zorro (1919)

“Landlord, more wine! The only manner in which to stop this raucous boaster is to make his wide throat so slick with wine that the words cannot climb out of it!”

The Mark of Zorro (1919)

“Shall it be that I never hear of anything except deeds of bloodshed and violence? Would it be possible in these turbulent times for a man to listen to words of wisdom regarding music or the poets?”

The Mark of Zorro (1919)

All Johnston McCulley quotes →

You may also like

You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can't lead to a good conclusion.

Julian Assange

Change based on principle is progress. Constant change without principle becomes chaos.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

The History of Electricity is a field full of pleasing objects, according to all the genuine and universal principles of taste, deduced from a knowledge of human nature.

Joseph Priestley The History and Present State of Electricity (1767)

Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.

Gillian Anderson

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Johnston McCulley (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.