Erno Rubik Quotes
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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.
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The Cube is, at the same time, a symbol of simplicity and complexity.
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I'm wondering how people are so creative, and how many things were born out of and inspired by the Cube.
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We turn the Cube and it twists us.
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Once I completed the Cube and demonstrated it to my students, I realized it was nearly impossible to put down.
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I'm still the same person, thinking the same way, so it's possible I will invent something.
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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.
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If you are curious, you'll find the puzzles around you. If you are determined, you will solve them.
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Our whole life is solving puzzles.
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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.
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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.
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But thanks to my invention, my capitalist friends and I were able to bring the government to its knees.
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I was somewhat out of place among my classmates; I could not be as bohemian as they were.
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Yes, but with the Cube there are many flashes, there are many aha's.
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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.
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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.
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I'm calling the Cube, it's a piece of art. At the same time, it's an intellectual task as well.
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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.
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It was tremendously satisfying to watch this color parade.
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I do not truly consider myself an icon, but the Cube has been quite successful.
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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.
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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?
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The Cube is approximately - it's around the same age as the Internet, and in that time, we had no personal computers yet.
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I didn't give that name, the Rubik's Cube, and I called it Magic Cube because it's magic.