44 Quotes & Sayings By Ted Agon

Ted Agon is a writer and actor who was born in Philadelphia and raised in the Northeast. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and received a degree in English and Philosophy. His first script was purchased by The Walt Disney Company: he wrote the screenplay for "Beetlejuice" (1988) and "The Land Before Time" (1988). Ted began his career in advertising at Young & Rubicam in New York City, where he worked for 10 years Read more

In 2001, he made the move to Los Angeles to pursue his passion for writing. Ted is also a published author, having written two novels: "On the Edge", which was self published in 2003, and "The Shadow within", which was published in 2004 through Simon & Schuster. He has also written a nonfiction book for children entitled "What's in Your Head," which was published by HarperCollins in 2005.

Ted currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

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With our ignorance, they win, we lose. Ted Agon
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It might seem a contradiction but... the ability to improvise requires lots of practice. Ask any jazz musician. Ted Agon
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We are changing all the time and this never changes. It is not whether we change, it is how much and in what direction we change. These choices are ours can only be made by us Ted Agon
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The best thing in life is change. Without change there is no life. Ted Agon
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Conscious practice becomes unconscious practice. Ted Agon
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Practice is the process of moving conscious action into subconscious and unconscious action. Ted Agon
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Nobody can learn for another. Only we can teach ourselves. Ted Agon
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We are the sum and synergy of all our experiences. Ted Agon
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It is absolutely possible that the impossible is possible. Ted Agon
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The "question" is the inoculation against and the antidote for ignorance. Ted Agon
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As a camera is an instrument that teaches us how to see when we don't have a camera, writing is a process that teaches how to think when we are not writing. Ted Agon
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Technology with out humanity is calamity. Ted Agon
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Those who don't question don't think. Those who don't think don't question. Ted Agon
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I have an unfounded belief that there is a conspiracy out there creating unsupportable theories. Ted Agon
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The "question" is the source of human evolution and revolution. Ted Agon
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Constant questioning produces a status quo of change. Ted Agon
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To acquire a new perspective we must change our point of reference. Ted Agon
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Solitude is the "think tank" of the soul. Ted Agon
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Loneliness is a desert. Solitude an oasis. Ted Agon
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Questions are vehicles to the future. Answers are milestones along the way. Ted Agon
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One of the best collaborations is between social and solitude. Ted Agon
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Don't disparage ignorance. If it weren't for ignorance we wouldn't have anything to learn. Ted Agon
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There is only "now". The better we make now the better our past and future "nows" will be. Ted Agon
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The only faithful tradition is change. Ted Agon
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An investment in questions is the only way to increase human and financial capital. Ted Agon
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The "question" is the smallest and greatest unit of discovery. Ted Agon
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Our challenge is making a long-term investment in our children in an instant-gratification society. Ted Agon
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The "question" is the original open-source code. Ted Agon
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As a question is created, it creates. Ted Agon
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A "question" is a microscope of words. Ted Agon
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To forbid mistakes is to forbid learning. Ted Agon
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Complexity mumbles. Simplicity speaks Ted Agon
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The perfect life is not worth living. There would be nothing to look forward to. The imperfect life is perfect. Ted Agon
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The question is a curious collection of words. Ted Agon
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Creativity is impossible unless existing rules are broken. Let's break some. Ted Agon
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Eyes see lies that ears can't hear Ted Agon
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Candy can coax kids. Cooked cabbage can't. Ted Agon
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Any learning process that is not entirely invested in questions is under funded. Ted Agon
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Creativity rudely trespasses and tramples on accepted grounds. Ted Agon
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The "question" is thee transformable power. Ted Agon
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Our challenge is more of ignorance than stupidity. Having informed decisions most of us will make reasonable decisions. Ted Agon
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Questions are the natural agents of curiosity. To limit question is unnatural, against nature. Ted Agon
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We can't force a child to learn but we can feed his hunger. Ted Agon