Erno Rubik's Quotes

A good puzzle, it's a fair thing. Nobody is lying. It's very clear, and the problem depends just on you.

I'm still the same person, thinking the same way, so it's possible I will invent something.

Our whole life is solving puzzles.

We turn the Cube and it twists us.

I was somewhat out of place among my classmates; I could not be as bohemian as they were.

It was tremendously satisfying to watch this color parade.

But for me, it was a code I myself had invented! Yet I could not read it.

But thanks to my invention, my capitalist friends and I were able to bring the government to its knees.

I did not plan to make the Cube.

I do not truly consider myself an icon, but the Cube has been quite successful.

I want to try to keep my life the same.

I wanted nothing else than to make the object as perfect as possible.

I've always been passionate about geometry and the study of three-dimensional forms.

In my teaching, I enjoyed creating models to clearly communicate my thoughts.

Now, after the Cube, I still don't have any plans to make anything like it.

Once I completed the Cube and demonstrated it to my students, I realized it was nearly impossible to put down.

The Cube is an imitation of life itself - or even an improvement on life.

The problems of puzzles are very near the problems of life.

This was such an extraordinary situation that I simply could not accept it.

Usually we are saying only part of the truth.

Yes, but with the Cube there are many flashes, there are many aha's.

And, not only in Budapest. I worked very closely with a very powerful government organization, which shall remain unidentified, to develop the mass marketed version of the Cube.

Like after a nice walk when you have seen many lovely sights you decide to go home, after a while I decided it was time to go home, let us put the cubes back in order. And it was at that moment that I came face to face with the Big Challenge: What is the way home?

The Cube can seem alive as it heats up in your hand. The fact that each face of the Cube is made of three layers of three blocks has an important meaning.