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 sh…

- Lennart Meri

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

- 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

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

- 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 al…

- Lennart Meri