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> [I became an inventor by accident. I was out of the Air Force in 1956. No, no, that's not true: I went in in 1956, came out in 1959, was working at the University of Washington, and I came up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/i-became-an-inventor-by-accident-i-was-out-of-the-air-force-in-1956/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

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## Other authors on Article

## More by Woody Norris

> [I became an inventor by accident. I was out of the Air Force in 1956. No, no, that's not true: I went in in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/i-became-an-inventor-by-accident-i-was-out-of-the-air-force-in-1956/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

> [I'm the laziest inventor you ever met. My inventing is in my head - I don't have to be in the lab working and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/i-m-the-laziest-inventor-you-ever-met-my-inventing-is-in-my-head-i/)

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> [When you listen to stereo on your home system, your both ears hear both speakers. Turn on the left speaker sometime and notice you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/when-you-listen-to-stereo-on-your-home-system-your-both-ears-hear/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

> [I'm interested in everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/i-m-interested-in-everything/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

> [I spent much of my life dying for somebody to help me even file for a patent or make a prototype. I understand that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/i-spent-much-of-my-life-dying-for-somebody-to-help-me-even-file-for-a/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

> [I'm not even an engineer. I don't have a college degree; I hire guys with college degrees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/i-m-not-even-an-engineer-i-don-t-have-a-college-degree-i-hire-guys/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

> [I'm an inventor. I don't enjoy running the business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/i-m-an-inventor-i-don-t-enjoy-running-the-business/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

> [I invent by analogy. I thought, 'It's commonplace that you can mix colors, smear them together to get new emerging colors. Likewise, you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/i-invent-by-analogy-i-thought-it-s-commonplace-that-you-can-mix/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

> [It's embarrassing that we're in the 21st century and we don't even know what makes gravity work. I'm getting older and thinking maybe I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/it-s-embarrassing-that-we-re-in-the-21st-century-and-we-don-t-even/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

> [I had a terrible fear of not being normal - of not seeming normal. So I went to the library and read every psychology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/i-had-a-terrible-fear-of-not-being-normal-of-not-seeming-normal-so-i/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

> [There's a smugness that goes with being a huge company. The big fish say, 'If it's so great, why didn't we invent it?' But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/there-s-a-smugness-that-goes-with-being-a-huge-company-the-big-fish/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

> [I've been really lucky as an inventor. I'm the happiest guy you're ever going to meet. And my dad died before he realized anybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/i-ve-been-really-lucky-as-an-inventor-i-m-the-happiest-guy-you-re/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

> [I'm very simple. I have to be. I'm not very smart. I start broad, then go deep where I'm interested.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/i-m-very-simple-i-have-to-be-i-m-not-very-smart-i-start-broad-then-go/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

> [I wasn't much into girlfriends. I was too busy tinkering in the garage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/i-wasn-t-much-into-girlfriends-i-was-too-busy-tinkering-in-the-garage/)

[Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/)

> [All of audio as we know it is an attempt to be more and more perfectly linear. Linearity means higher quality sound. Hypersonic sound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/all-of-audio-as-we-know-it-is-an-attempt-to-be-more-and-more/)

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