Author: Mikhail Kalashnikov

Quotes

Man keeps inventing things all the time.

Man keeps inventing things all the time.

- Mikhail Kalashnikov

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

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

- Mikhail Kalashnikov

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

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

- Mikhail Kalashnikov

Any designer believes his gun is the best, and when its test performance is a bit less impressive compared to others, he feels bitterness and envy.

Any designer believes his gun is the best, and when its test performance is a bit less impressive compared to others, he feels bitterness and envy.

- Mikhail Kalashnikov

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

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

- Mikhail Kalashnikov

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

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

- Mikhail Kalashnikov

I had to gain experience as I did not have a technical education.

I had to gain experience as I did not have a technical education.

- Mikhail Kalashnikov

Life is composed of different inventions.

Life is composed of different inventions.

- Mikhail Kalashnikov

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

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

- Mikhail Kalashnikov

Similar Authors: