The AK-47 is not a device of aggression ... I devised this machine-gun for the security of my country.

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.

Emotion is not what makes us weak. It's what makes us human, The ability to care, even if people often do not.

The basis of all good human behavior is kindness.

I got a Cabbage Patch doll from my mom when they were impossible to get. She later told me that she had to buy it off the black market. That was the best!

If you can’t be persuasive to get people to believe your crazy idea, you can just go ahead and build it.

There are more than 30 states, who either by statute or constitutional amendment, have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.

The truth will not necessarily set you free, but truthfulness will.

The difference between a rich man and a poor man is this--the former eats when he pleases, and the latter when he can get it.

The military lead turbulent lives, but they are people like everybody else.

Inspiration is just one requirement for being a writer. Another is keeping regular working hours.