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

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.

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; that it was used in many troubled places. I think the policies of these countries are to blame, not the designers. Man is born to protect his family, his children, his wife. But I want you to know that apart from armaments, I have written three books in which I try to educate our youth to show respect for their families, for old people, for history.

Terrorists also want to use simple and reliable arms.

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

I was probably born with some designing abilities.

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