Erno Rubik quotes:

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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.

Our whole life is solving puzzles.

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

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

I did not plan to make the Cube.

We turn the Cube and it twists us.

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

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

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

Usually we are saying only part of the truth.

I want to try to keep my life the same.

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

I'm glad the Cube is reaching new generations, who face it with fresh wonder, curiosity and enthusiasm.

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

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

If you are curious, you'll find the puzzles around you. If you are determined, you will solve them.

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