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Lennart Meri Biography

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.

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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.

Film, Films, Hunters, Past, Perceive, Shot

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

Big, Big Cities, Bigs, Chains, Cities, Lead

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

Intellect, Needs, Passion, Shy

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.

Look, Mirrors, Morning, Straight, Ties, Time

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

Cows, General, Met, Mets, Milk

History is more interesting than politics.

History, Interesting, Language, Politics

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

Like, Security, Virgin, Virginity, Virgins

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

Bond, Lost, Tends, Ties, Yardstick, Yardsticks

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

Soviet, Times, Understood, World

If geography is prose, maps are iconography.

Geography, Iconography, Maps, Prose