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
Security is like virginity: you’re either a virgin or you’re not. You either have security or you don’t. – 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
With that radio I was always swimming with the current political streams in the West. I was never stranded. – Lennart Meri
That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world. – 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