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.

I was probably born with some designing abilities.

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.

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

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

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