LENNART MERI

If geography is prose, maps are iconography.

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

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

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

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

History is more interesting than politics.

Our civilisation has lost this bond between times, and tends to measure time with a yardstick, bit by bit, from one point to another.

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

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

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.

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

If geography is prose, maps are iconography.

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

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

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

History is more interesting than politics.

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

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

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

Our civilisation has lost this bond between times, and tends to measure time with a yardstick, bit by bit, from one point to another.

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.

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

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.

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