It is painful for me to see when criminal elements of all kinds fire from my weapon..

I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence..

Before attempting to create something new, it is vital to have a good appreciation of everything that already exists in this field..

My work is my life, and my life is my work. I invented this assault rifle to defend my country. Today, I am proud that it has become for many synonym….

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..

The fact that people die because of an AK-47 is not because of the designer, but because of politics..

Things that are complex are not useful, Things that are useful are simple..

When a young man, I read somewhere the following: God the Almighty said, 'All that is too complex is unnecessary, and it is simple that is needed.' S….

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 ….

It is the Germans who are responsible for the fact that I became a fabricator of arms. If not for them, I would have constructed agricultural machine….

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 b….

I would prefer to have invented a machine that people could use and that would help farmers with their work - for example a lawnmower..

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 th….

My aim was to create armaments to protect the borders of my motherland. It is not my fault that the Kalashnikov became very well-known in the world; ….

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

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

When I see Bin Laden with his AK-47, I got nervous. But what can I do, terrorists aren't fools: they too chose the most reliable guns..

The AK-47 is not a device of aggression ... I devised this machine-gun for the security of my country..

I am still ready to shake hands with anyone who designs a better assault rifle than mine..

I was probably born with some designing abilities..

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