Mikhail Kalashnikov Quotes

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.

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Man keeps inventing things all the time.

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We had grain but no mills, so I designed a special mill of wood so we could make flour.

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The negative side is that sometimes it is beyond control.

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Terrorists also want to use simple and reliable arms.

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Life is composed of different inventions.

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

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

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I was probably born with some designing abilities.

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

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

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I made it to protect the motherland.

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I have continued to work at different things, and rebuilt my home all by myself. I did it for the sake of satisfaction at doing something. I did it because I happened to be where I was.

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

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I was trying to perform as best as possible. I was a boy at the time, but worked well with the sickle.

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