I was too busy looking into Yeltsin's eyes to notice what was under the table. Lennart Meri More Quotes by Lennart Meri More Quotes From Lennart Meri Throughout Soviet times, I understood what was really happening in the world around me. Lennart Meri soviet understood 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. Lennart Meri hunters film past Science will liberate us from the chains of big cities and lead us back to nature. Lennart Meri big-cities bigs cities 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 yardsticks ties lost 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 ties mirrors morning Security is like virginity: you're either a virgin or you're not. You either have security or you don't. Lennart Meri virginity security virgins Ive never met a general yet who could milk a cow. Lennart Meri milk mets cows Traveling is the only passion that doesn't need to feel shy in front of intellect. Lennart Meri passion shy needs If geography is prose, maps are iconography. Lennart Meri iconography maps geography History is more interesting than politics. Lennart Meri language interesting That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world. Lennart Meri me always important world I am not always happy with the compliments Estonia has received. Lennart Meri compliments i-am always happy With that radio I was always swimming with the current political streams in the West. I was never stranded. Lennart Meri never always swimming political
