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Before attempting to create something new, it is vital to have a good appreciation of everything that already exists in this field.
Mikhail Kalashnikov
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Mikhail Kalashnikov
Age: 94 †
Born: 1919
Born: November 10
Died: 2013
Died: December 23
Design Engineer
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Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov
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When a young man, I read somewhere the following: God the Almighty said, 'All that is too complex is unnecessary, and it is simple that is needed.' So this has been my lifetime motto – I have been creating weapons to defend the borders of my fatherland, to be simple and reliable.
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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.
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I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence.
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Terrorists also want to use simple and reliable arms.
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Life can make you do many things, even kiss a man with a runny nose.
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I was probably born with some designing abilities.
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I have continued to work at different things, and rebuilt my home all by myself. I did it for the sake of satisfaction at doing something. I did it because I happened to be where I was.
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The fact that people die because of an AK-47 is not because of the designer, but because of politics.
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I would prefer to have invented a machine that people could use and that would help farmers with their work - for example a lawnmower.
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Life is composed of different inventions.
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My work is my life, and my life is my work. I invented this assault rifle to defend my country. Today, I am proud that it has become for many synonymous with liberty.
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I was trying to perform as best as possible. I was a boy at the time, but worked well with the sickle.
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Things that are complex are not useful, Things that are useful are simple.
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It is the Germans who are responsible for the fact that I became a fabricator of arms. If not for them, I would have constructed agricultural machines.
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I've always wanted to improve and expand on the good name of my weapon by doing good things.
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I had to gain experience as I did not have a technical education.
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It is painful for me to see when criminal elements of all kinds fire from my weapon.
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