Mikhail Kalashnikov Quotes

"Man keeps inventing things all the time."
- Mikhail Kalashnikov
(Related: Time, Man)

"We had grain but no mills, so I designed a special mill of wood so we could make flour."
- Mikhail Kalashnikov
(Related: Wood)

"The negative side is that sometimes it is beyond control."
- Mikhail Kalashnikov
(Related: Control, Negative)

"Terrorists also want to use simple and reliable arms."
- Mikhail Kalashnikov
(Related: Want)

"Life is composed of different inventions."
- Mikhail Kalashnikov
(Related: Life, Inventions)

"Life can make you do many things, even kiss a man with a runny nose."
- Mikhail Kalashnikov
(Related: Life, Kiss, Man)

"I'm proud of my invention, but I'm sad that it is used by terrorists."
- Mikhail Kalashnikov
(Related: Invention)

"I was probably born with some designing abilities."
- Mikhail Kalashnikov

"I tried a dozen different modifications that were rejected. But they all served as a path to the final design."
- Mikhail Kalashnikov
(Related: Design)

"I shot with it a lot. I still do now. That is why I am hard of hearing."
- Mikhail Kalashnikov
(Related: Hearing, Now)

"I made it to protect the motherland."
- 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 doing something. I did it because I happened to be where I was."
- Mikhail Kalashnikov
(Related: Home, Work, Satisfaction)

"I had to gain experience as I did not have a technical education."
- Mikhail Kalashnikov
(Related: Education, Experience, Gain)

"I was trying to perform as best as possible. I was a boy at the time, but worked well with the sickle."
- Mikhail Kalashnikov
(Related: Time, Trying)