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Quotes by Estonian Authors

"Silence is the pause in me when I am near to God."
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Arvo Part
"Silence is the pause in me when I am near to God."
Arvo Part, Estonian Composer
God, Silence
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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."
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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."
"History is more interesting than politics."
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Lennart Meri
"History is more interesting than politics."
"If geography is prose, maps are iconography."
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Lennart Meri
"If geography is prose, maps are iconography."
"I was too busy looking into Yeltsin's eyes to notice what was under the table."
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Lennart Meri
"I was too busy looking into Yeltsin's eyes to notice what was under the table."
"Throughout Soviet times, I understood what was really happening in the world around me."
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Lennart Meri
"Throughout Soviet times, I understood what was really happening in the world around me."
Lennart Meri, Estonian Statesman
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"I could compare my music to white light which contains all colours. Only a prism can divide the colours and make them appear; this prism could be the spirit of the listener."
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Arvo Part
"I could compare my music to white light which contains all colours. Only a prism can divide the colours and make them appear; this prism could be the spirit of the listener."
"Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning."
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Arvo Part
"Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning."
"I have a figure, and there aren't many girls out there right now who have that."
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Carmen Kass
"I have a figure, and there aren't many girls out there right now who have that."
Carmen Kass, Estonian Model
Girls, Now, Right
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"Our civilisation has lost this bond between times, and tends to measure time with a yardstick, bit by bit, from one point to another."
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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."
"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."
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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."
"Security is like virginity: you're either a virgin or you're not. You either have security or you don't."
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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, Estonian Statesman
Security,
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"The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all."
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Arvo Part
"The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all."
Arvo Part, Estonian Composer
Voice,
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"Traveling is the only passion that doesn't need to feel shy in front of intellect."
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Lennart Meri
"Traveling is the only passion that doesn't need to feel shy in front of intellect."
"Science will liberate us from the chains of big cities and lead us back to nature."
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Lennart Meri
"Science will liberate us from the chains of big cities and lead us back to nature."
"That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world."
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Lennart Meri
"That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world."
Lennart Meri, Estonian Statesman
World,
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"I am not always happy with the compliments Estonia has received."
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Lennart Meri
"I am not always happy with the compliments Estonia has received."
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