I did not plan to make the Cube. — Erno Rubik

I did not plan… the Cube as a competitive item. — Erno Rubik

I’m wondering how people are so creative, and how many things were born out of and inspired by the Cube. — Erno Rubik

Now, after the Cube, I still don’t have any plans to make anything like it. — Erno Rubik

Yes, but with the Cube there are many flashes, there are many aha’s. — Erno Rubik

We turn the Cube and it twists us. — Erno Rubik

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

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

To solve the Cube, you need special skills and understanding. For example, pattern recognition is very important to solve the Cube. — Erno Rubik

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. — Erno Rubik

I didn’t give that name, the Rubik’s Cube, and I called it Magic Cube because it’s magic. — Erno Rubik

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. — Erno Rubik

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. — Erno Rubik

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. — Erno Rubik

I want to try to keep my life the same. — Erno Rubik

The problems of puzzles are very near the problems of life. — Erno Rubik

Our whole life is solving puzzles. — Erno Rubik

The Cube is an imitation of life itself–or even an improvement on life. — Erno Rubik

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. — Erno Rubik

The Cube is, at the same time, a symbol of simplicity and complexity. — Erno Rubik

The Cube is approximately–it’s around the same age as the Internet, and in that time, we had no personal computers yet. — Erno Rubik

I’m calling the Cube, it’s a piece of art. At the same time, it’s an intellectual task as well. — Erno Rubik

My main profession is architect. — Erno Rubik

I’m still the same person, thinking the same way, so it’s possible I will invent something. — Erno Rubik

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

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. — Erno Rubik

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

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

If you are curious, you’ll find the puzzles around you. If you are determined, you will solve them. — Erno Rubik