Lennart Meri Quotes

Estonia, Statesman
March 29, 1929 – March, 14, 2006.

Lennart Georg Meri (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈlenˑɑrt ˈgeorg ˈmeri]; 29 March 1929 – 14 March 2006) was an Estonian statesman, writer, and film director. He served as the second President of Estonia from 1992 to 2001. Meri was among the leaders of the movement to restore Estonian independence from the Soviet Union.

Also known as Writer, Film Director

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

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

Lennart Meri
- Nature
- Science

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

Lennart Meri
- World
- Important
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
- Lost
I am not always happy with the compliments Estonia has received.

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

Lennart Meri
History is more interesting than politics.

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

Lennart Meri
- Political
- Swimming

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

Lennart Meri
- Passion
If geography is prose, maps are iconography.

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

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

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
- Time
- Past
- Present