Erno Rubik Quotes

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

Basically, I'm a bit of a nerd and I've always wanted to solve a Rubik's Cube.

Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.

I set myself challenges every time I work. Ideally, I approach everything as though it's the first time - with a beginner's mind and an amateur's love.

Any teacher in the arts and sciences has to maintain a sense of childlikeness to be truly inventive.

I do seem like the kind of guy who'd be obsessive about Rubik's Cubes.

I think I still keep my sense of wonder, which I call childlike, not childish, childlike. I still have a vivid imagination, and I like to try a lot of new things.

That's how you continue your passion and find inspiration; getting new ideas, getting new looks and new visions. Those are ways to evolve and stay passionate.

Just being out in the world gives me ideas.

Any educated person recognizes that curiosity and creativity aren't just important; they are among the essential human activities.

Novelty always sparks ideas.

But how shall I get ideas? ''Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is indelibly impressed upon the mind - Act!

Before there can be wonders, there must be wonder.

The math helps you have better understanding and helps you have more creative ideas, but you can't replace the creative ideas

Creativity is a scavenger hunt. It's your obligation to pay attention to clues, to the thing that gives you that little tweak.

I'm always constantly trying to find stuff that's different. It's a way to keep me on my toes and keep me interested and keep me excited about work.

If there's an original thought out there, I could use one right now.

Inspiration is not the exclusive privilege of poets or artists. There is, there has been, there will always be a certain group of people whom inspiration visits. It's made up of all those who've consciously chosen their calling and do their job with love and imagination. Difficulties and setbacks never quell their curiosity. A swarm of new questions emerges from every problem that they solve. Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous 'I don't know.'

When you want to do something creative and you want to do something new, you have to start with the thing that's making you want to jump up out of bed in the morning.

As a kid, I always had a super vivid imagination, like "Man, I like those shoes, but they should've made them in purple" or like, "Man, I wonder how people make songs."

Follow your genius closely enough, and it will not fail to show you a fresh prospect every hour.

You can learn a lot from children because they see things new every day. That's the beauty of what you want to achieve as an artist - seeing things in a different way. Kids are constantly saying things that are funny and surprising and their observations are just... you know, they're like little artists themselves.

Play is a necessary ingredient in art because there is a kind of wonder that goes on when you play. You're directing your activity toward a conclusion that isn't prescribed by a particular method.

In all the creative work that I have done, what has come first is a problem, a puzzle involving discomfort.