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Quotes by Estonian Authors

"Silence is the pause in me when I am near to God."

"Silence is the pause in me when I am near to God."

Arvo Part, Estonian Composer

53

"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."

"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, Estonian Statesman

Time, Ability, Fishermen, Past

51

"History is more interesting than politics."

"History is more interesting than politics."

Lennart Meri, Estonian Statesman

History, Politics

50

"If geography is prose, maps are iconography."

"If geography is prose, maps are iconography."

Lennart Meri, Estonian Statesman

Knowledge, Geography, Prose

44

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

"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, Estonian Statesman

43

"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."

"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."

Arvo Part, Estonian Composer

Music, Light, Spirit

42

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

"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

42

"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."

"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, Estonian Statesman

Time, Day, Waste

42

"I have a figure, and there aren't many girls out there right now who have that."

"I have a figure, and there aren't many girls out there right now who have that."

Carmen Kass, Estonian Model

Girls, Now, Right

41

"I was too busy looking into Yeltsin's eyes to notice what was under the table."

"I was too busy looking into Yeltsin's eyes to notice what was under the table."

Lennart Meri, Estonian Statesman

41

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

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

Lennart Meri, Estonian Statesman

40

"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."

"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."

Arvo Part, Estonian Composer

Life, Music, Work, Answers

39

"The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all."

"The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all."

Arvo Part, Estonian Composer

38

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

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

Lennart Meri, Estonian Statesman

Intellectual, Intellect, Passion, Traveling

35

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

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

Lennart Meri, Estonian Statesman

Nature, Science, Cities, Will

29

"I am not always happy with the compliments Estonia has received."

"I am not always happy with the compliments Estonia has received."

Lennart Meri, Estonian Statesman

Politics, Compliments

25

"That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world."

"That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world."

Lennart Meri, Estonian Statesman

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