Erno Rubik Quotes

This was such an extraordinary situation that I simply could not accept it.
Usually we are saying only part of the truth.
We turn the Cube and it twists us.
Yes, but with the Cube there are many flashes, there are many aha's.
Complex things, if you don't understand them, it seems complicated. If you understand them, and we know how to handle it, it became simple.
I am really not a speedcuber. My best time when I was practicing was about a minute. Usually people say if you can create a piano, you must be a good piano player, but it is not true. They are different type of human activities and need different capabilities.
I did not plan... the Cube as a competitive item.
I didn't give that name, the Rubik's Cube, and I called it Magic Cube because it's magic.
I don't want to say too many words about the magic of the Cube, because it's basically a mystery. It's like the Mona Lisa smile. It's both complex and very simple at the same time. And, well, people like it. Even today.
I feel more like a father to a child: my Cube inspired thousands of 'twisty puzzles,' and I'm amazed how it continues to excite new generations.
I love the simplicity of the Cube because it's a very clear geometrical shape, and I love geometry because it's the study of how the whole universe is structured.
I think creativity is a capability of human being. When we're born, we're - all of us has this capability. But part of us forget to use it.
I was searching for a way to demonstrate 3D movement to my students and one day found myself staring into the River Danube, looking at how the water moved around the pebbles. This became the inspiration for the cube's twisting mechanism. The fact that it can do this without falling apart is part of its magic.
I'm calling the Cube, it's a piece of art. At the same time, it's an intellectual task as well.
I'm wondering how people are so creative, and how many things were born out of and inspired by the Cube.
If you are curious, you'll find the puzzles around you. If you are determined, you will solve them.
If you are not able to do something, that is true for the present, not for the future. All the time there's a chance to go a step further. Not to be frustrated.
If you find a solution with the Cube, it doesn't mean you find everything. It's only a starting point. You can work on and find something else: you can improve your solution, you can make it shorter, you can go deeper and deeper and collect knowledge and many other things.
If you have many children, the first one is always different because you can only have one child who is the first. They have different natures and talents for you to love.
In the mid-1970s, I was teaching design at the Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest.
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