I created a weapon to defend the borders of my motherland. It's not my fault that it's being used where it shouldn't be. The politicians are more to blame for this.
Mikhail KalashnikovI would prefer to have invented a machine that people could use and that would help farmers with their work - for example a lawnmower.
Mikhail KalashnikovWhen 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.
Mikhail Kalashnikov