Lennart Meri Quotes & Sayings

I was too busy looking into Yeltsin's eyes to notice what was under the table. — Lennart Meri

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

History is more interesting than politics. — Lennart Meri

I've never met a general yet who could milk a cow. — Lennart Meri

Security is like virginity: you're either a virgin or you're not. You either have security or you don't. — Lennart Meri

Throughout Soviet times, I understood what was really happening in the world around me. — Lennart Meri

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

Science will liberate us from the chains of big cities and lead us back to nature. — Lennart Meri

Traveling is the only passion that doesn't need to feel shy in front of intellect. — Lennart Meri

With that radio I was always swimming with the current political streams in the West. I was never stranded. — Lennart Meri

I am not always happy with the compliments Estonia has received. — Lennart Meri

If geography is prose, maps are iconography. — Lennart Meri

That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world. — Lennart Meri

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