Lennart Meri quotes

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History is more interesting than politics.
Lennart Meri
History
Politics
I am not always happy with the compliments Estonia has received.
Lennart Meri
Compliments
I was too busy looking into Yeltsin's eyes to notice what was under the table.
Lennart Meri
Eyes
In the past, when I shot films about fishermen and hunters, I always had to admire their ability to perceive time in its entirety. The present was always temporary.
Lennart Meri
Time
Ability
Fishermen
Past
Present
If geography is prose, maps are iconography.
Lennart Meri
Geography
Prose
Security is like virginity: you're either a virgin or you're not. You either have security or you don't.
Lennart Meri
Security
Science will liberate us from the chains of big cities and lead us back to nature.
Lennart Meri
Nature
Science
Cities
Will
That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world.
Lennart Meri
World
Throughout Soviet times, I understood what was really happening in the world around me.
Lennart Meri
World
Traveling is the only passion that doesn't need to feel shy in front of intellect.
Lennart Meri
Intellect
Passion
Traveling
Our civilisation has lost this bond between times, and tends to measure time with a yardstick, bit by bit, from one point to another.
Lennart Meri
Time
Measure
Looking in the mirror to check if my tie is straight is a waste of my time. I only look in the mirror once a day, and that's in the morning when I shave.
Lennart Meri
Time
Day
Waste