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> [Then it was like a genie out of the bottle and it began to walk all on its own and in directions I did not want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/then-it-was-like-a-genie-out-of-the-bottle-and-it-began-to-walk-all/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

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## Other authors on Genie

- [Aladdin 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/genie/aladdin/)

## More by Mikhail Kalashnikov

> [For years, I had a top secret clearance and never left Russia. Just once did I go to Bulgaria with my wife for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/for-years-i-had-a-top-secret-clearance-and-never-left-russia-just/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [I'm proud of my invention, but I'm sad that it is used by terrorists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/i-m-proud-of-my-invention-but-i-m-sad-that-it-is-used-by-terrorists/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [I was trying to perform as best as possible. I was a boy at the time, but worked well with the sickle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/i-was-trying-to-perform-as-best-as-possible-i-was-a-boy-at-the-time/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [I am still ready to shake hands with anyone who designs a better assault rifle than mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/i-am-still-ready-to-shake-hands-with-anyone-who-designs-a-better/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [When a young man, I read somewhere the following: God the Almighty said, 'All that is too complex is unnecessary, and it is simple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/when-a-young-man-i-read-somewhere-the-following-god-the-almighty-said/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [Any designer believes his gun is the best, and when its test performance is a bit less impressive compared to others, he feels bitterness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/any-designer-believes-his-gun-is-the-best-and-when-its-test/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [I have continued to work at different things, and rebuilt my home all by myself. I did it for the sake of satisfaction at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/i-have-continued-to-work-at-different-things-and-rebuilt-my-home-all/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [The negative side is that sometimes it is beyond control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/the-negative-side-is-that-sometimes-it-is-beyond-control/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [Life can make you do many things, even kiss a man with a runny nose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/life-can-make-you-do-many-things-even-kiss-a-man-with-a-runny-nose/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [My spiritual pain is unbearable. I keep having the same unsolved question: if my rifle claimed people's lives, then can it be that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/my-spiritual-pain-is-unbearable-i-keep-having-the-same-unsolved/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [Things that are complex are not useful, Things that are useful are simple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/things-that-are-complex-are-not-useful-things-that-are-useful-are/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [Then it was like a genie out of the bottle and it began to walk all on its own and in directions I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/then-it-was-like-a-genie-out-of-the-bottle-and-it-began-to-walk-all/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [I do not consider the AK to be the best-ever assault rifle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/i-do-not-consider-the-ak-to-be-the-best-ever-assault-rifle/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [I wanted to invent an engine that could run for ever. I could have developed a new train, had I stayed in the railway.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/i-wanted-to-invent-an-engine-that-could-run-for-ever-i-could-have/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

> [We had grain but no mills, so I designed a special mill of wood so we could make flour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/we-had-grain-but-no-mills-so-i-designed-a-special-mill-of-wood-so-we/)

[Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/)

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