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Our whole life is solving puzzles.
Erno Rubik
Life
Our
Solving
Puzzles
Whole
I'm wondering how people are so creative, and how many things were born out of and inspired by the Cube.
Erno Rubik
Creative
People
Out
Born
Inspired
Cube
How
Were
Wondering
Many
Things
In my teaching, I enjoyed creating models to clearly communicate my thoughts.
Erno Rubik
Thoughts
Communication
Communicate
Clearly
Models
Creating
Teaching
Enjoyed
I did not plan to make the Cube.
Erno Rubik
Make
Cube
Did
Plan
Throughout history, people have enjoyed playing both silly and clever games.
Erno Rubik
History
People
Clever
Silly
Both
Throughout
Games
Enjoyed
Playing
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.
Erno Rubik
Today
Smile
Time
People
Words
Simple
Too
Say
Complex
Magic
About
Both
Mystery
Like
Well
Because
Cube
Very
Same
Same Time
Want
Many
Even
Mona
Basically
But thanks to my invention, my capitalist friends and I were able to bring the government to its knees.
Erno Rubik
Government
Invention
Thanks
Able
Knees
Were
Friends
Capitalist
Bring
Now, after the Cube, I still don't have any plans to make anything like it.
Erno Rubik
Like
Make
Cube
Still
Any
After
Anything
Plans
Now
I'm still the same person, thinking the same way, so it's possible I will invent something.
Erno Rubik
Will
Invent
Thinking
Way
Possible
Something
Still
Person
Same
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.
Erno Rubik
Time
Best
Good
You
People
Type
Say
Must
Best Time
People Say
Minute
About
Piano
Piano Player
True
Practicing
Am
Human
Different
Capabilities
Create
Really
Different Type
Activities
Player
Need
I've always been passionate about geometry and the study of three-dimensional forms.
Erno Rubik
Three-Dimensional
About
Study
Always
Geometry
Passionate
Been
Forms
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
Government
Organization
Only
Shall
Remain
Develop
Budapest
Powerful
Mass
Cube
Version
Very
Closely
Which
Unidentified
Worked
Usually we are saying only part of the truth.
Erno Rubik
Truth
Saying
Only
Part
I wanted nothing else than to make the object as perfect as possible.
Erno Rubik
Nothing
Else
Possible
Object
Perfect
Make
Than
Wanted
Yes, but with the Cube there are many flashes, there are many aha's.
Erno Rubik
Cube
Yes
Flashes
Many
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
Made
Face
Three
Important
Alive
Seem
Fact
Layers
Cube
Blocks
Hand
Up
Meaning
Your
Each
The Cube was a wonder - a wonder for itself and a wonder for myself. To me, it was much more strange than to anybody else.
Erno Rubik
Myself
Me
Strange
Else
More
Cube
Itself
Wonder
Than
Anybody
Anybody Else
Much
In the mid-1970s, I was teaching design at the Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest.
Erno Rubik
Design
Budapest
Academy
Arts
Teaching
Applied
To solve the Cube, you need special skills and understanding. For example, pattern recognition is very important to solve the Cube.
Erno Rubik
You
Example
Important
Understanding
Recognition
Solve
For Example
Cube
Very
Pattern
Skills
Special
Need
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.
Erno Rubik
Love
You
First
Only
Talents
First One
Because
Always
Child
Children
Different
To Love
Natures
Who
Many
Most people don't need to work as hard as I do.
Eva Gabor
Work
People
Most
Hard
Need
I was the first actress in the family, and I am still the only actress in the family. I shouldn't be saying it, but it slipped out!
Eva Gabor
Saying
Family
First
Out
Only
Am
Still
Actress
The only thing you have to know are your words.
Eva Gabor
You
Words
Only
Know
The Only Thing
Your
Thing
The average housewife goes to the restaurant to relax and enjoy the food. But when Eva walks in, she becomes the center of attention.
Eva Gabor
Food
Relax
Walks
Enjoy
Restaurant
Attention
She
Housewife
Becomes
Goes
Center
Average
Eva
I've always known I would be a success, but I was surprised at the way it came.
Eva Gabor
Success
Way
Would
Would-Be
Known
Always
Came
Surprised
I'm a workaholic. Before long I'm traveling on my nervous energy alone. This is incredibly exhausting.
Eva Gabor
Alone
Nervous
Long
Before
Energy
Incredibly
Exhausting
Workaholic
Traveling
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