You see, with [designing]weapons, it is like a woman who bears children. For months she carries her baby and thinks about it. A designer does much the same thing with a prototype. I felt like a mother - always proud.… — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share Image
For years, I had a top secret clearance and never left Russia. Just once did I go to Bulgaria with my wife for a… — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share
I'm proud of my invention, but I'm sad that it is used by terrorists. — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share
I was trying to perform as best as possible. I was a boy at the time, but worked well with the sickle. — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share
I am still ready to shake hands with anyone who designs a better assault rifle than mine. — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share
When a young man, I read somewhere the following: God the Almighty said, 'All that is too complex is unnecessary, and it is simple… — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share
Any designer believes his gun is the best, and when its test performance is a bit less impressive compared to others, he feels bitterness… — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share
I have continued to work at different things, and rebuilt my home all by myself. I did it for the sake of satisfaction at… — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share
Life can make you do many things, even kiss a man with a runny nose. — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share
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… — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share
Things that are complex are not useful, Things that are useful are simple. — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share
Then it was like a genie out of the bottle and it began to walk all on its own and in directions I did… — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share
I wanted to invent an engine that could run for ever. I could have developed a new train, had I stayed in the railway.… — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share
We had grain but no mills, so I designed a special mill of wood so we could make flour. — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share
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