Lennart Meri quotes

Lennart Meri was an Estonian statesman, writer, and film director who played a key role in the restoration of Estonia's independence. His leadership helped guide Estonia through its transition from Soviet rule to a modern democracy. He is remembered as a visionary president and a prominent cultural figure in the country’s history. Here are 10 of his quotes:

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

Lennart Meri

History is more interesting than politics.

Lennart Meri

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ive never met a general yet who could milk a cow.

Lennart Meri