Lennart Meri quotes

If geography is prose, maps are iconography. (Lennart Meri)
Security is like virginity: you're either a virgin or you're not. You either have security or you don't. View quote
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History is more interesting than politics. View quote
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Traveling is the only passion that doesn't need to feel shy in front of intellect. View quote
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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. View quote
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Throughout Soviet times, I understood what was really happening in the world around me. View quote
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Our civilisation has lost this bond between times, and tends to measure time with a yardstick, bit by bit, from one point to another. View quote
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Science will liberate us from the chains of big cities and lead us back to nature. View quote
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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. View quote
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Ive never met a general yet who could milk a cow. View quote
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