I've always wanted to improve and expand on the good name of my weapon by doing good things.

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.

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 wanted to invent an engine that could run for ever. I could have developed a new train, had I stayed in the railway. It would have looked like the AK-47 though.

Before attempting to create something new, it is vital to have a good appreciation of everything that already exists in this field.

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

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

When 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.

I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence.

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

I pray for humble spirit and a willing heart.

I will continue my path, but I will keep a memory always.

"He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing," is one of the fundamental rules of defense.

Dear God, I do not ask for health or wealth. People ask you so often that you can't have any left. Give me, God, what else you have. Give me what no-one else asks for. Amen.

Once we are truly for ourselves, it becomes possible to care far more profoundly about other people.

I shall say, that I feel myself virtuous, because my soul is at rest.

When I came into office, I could have kicked the can down the road for a little while, or I could do the right thing.

All thought is created, therefore we are all creators of whatever world we live in.

Being a warrior is not about the act of fighting, it's about being so prepared to face a challenge and believing so strongly in a cause that you are fighting for that you refuse to quit.

I don't believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral responsibility for what he or she is putting out there.