Mikhail Kalashnikov Quotes & Sayings

“People often ask me how I feel about my invention being used to kill people every day and the AK being a common weapon of ethnic conflicts. I want to make it clear that I created my assault rifle to protect my country. You can blame politicians for its spreading out of control on a global scale.”

“I shot with it a lot. I still do now. That is why I am hard of hearing.”

“Life can make you do many things, even kiss a man with a runny nose.”

“I tried a dozen different modifications that were rejected. But they all served as a path to the final design.”

“I'm proud of my invention, but I'm sad that it is used by terrorists.”

“I wanted to invent an engine that could run for ever. I could have developed a new train, had I stayed in the railway. It would have looked like the AK-47 though.”

“Any designer believes his gun is the best, and when its test performance is a bit less impressive compared to others, he feels bitterness and envy.”

“I had to gain experience as I did not have a technical education.”

“The negative side is that sometimes it is beyond control.”

“I made it to protect the motherland.”