I'm not even an engineer. I don't have a college degree; I hire guys with college degrees. — Woody Norris Copy Share Image
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 with an idea, from reading a magazine article, for a new kind of a phonograph tone arm. — Woody Norris Copy Share
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… — Woody Norris Copy Share Image
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… — Woody Norris Copy Share Image
I spent much of my life dying for somebody to help me even file for a patent or make a prototype. I understand that. — Woody Norris Copy Share Image
I'm not even an engineer. I don't have a college degree; I hire guys with college degrees. — Woody Norris Copy Share Image
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… — Woody Norris Copy Share Image
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… — Woody Norris Copy Share Image
I had a terrible fear of not being normal - of not seeming normal. So I went to the library and read every psychology… — Woody Norris Copy Share Image
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… — Woody Norris Copy Share Image
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… — Woody Norris Copy Share Image
