Quotes by estonian authors

I don't know of any problems countries in Europe are facing - environment, infrastructure, markets, market development, the fifth freedom being digital freedom, border security, terrorism, migration - that can be better solved alone. Kersti Kaljulaid
Alone Freedom Terrorism Better Problems Digital Market Markets Security Border Border Security Solved Facing Environment Development Countries Know Any Being Infrastructure Fifth Migration Europe
Estonians are much more used to Internet banking rather than an online credit card. Kersti Kaljulaid
Internet Online Rather More Than Banking Much Used Credit Card Credit Card
Our people are willing to work with the government on new technologies. Now, it's a habit; every Estonian looks at it as part of our national identity. We understand that this allows us to provide better services to our people than our money would allow. Kersti Kaljulaid
Work Government People Money Better National Every Our Our People Willing Would Habit Allow Part New Identity Looks Understand Provide National Identity Than New Technologies Us Now Services Technologies
I don't want to sound like I'm a special type of Russia hater. There are very few heads of state in Europe that would not like to have very good relations with Russia. Kersti Kaljulaid
Good Few State Type Relations Would Hater Russia Heads Like Sound Very Want Special Europe
As the president of Estonia, I represent the only truly digital society which actually has a state; almost all our citizens' interactions with the government, including voting, can be done securely online, and our 'e-residents' can incorporate and run their businesses in Estonia without ever having to set foot here. Kersti Kaljulaid
Government Voting Digital Society President State Our Run Citizens Online Having Only Foot Almost Almost All Without Truly Done Represent Interactions Which Estonia Businesses Including Ever Actually Here Incorporate Set
Traditionally, nations have harnessed taxpayers to their territory by making almost all social guarantees dependent on working in one country, every day, every month, and for at least three decades. In creating free movement of people, this web has only got more complex but never disappeared. Kersti Kaljulaid
Day Every Day People Free Three Country Every Month Complex One Country Web More Only Never Disappeared Almost Almost All Territory Got Making Least Decades Dependent Nations Movement Social Taxpayers Creating Working Guarantees
Sometimes I hear, particularly from Russia, that we simply hate Russia and don't like to co-operate, that we are hysterical about the risks. But this is totally untrue. We would greatly benefit economically if our neighbour was a democratic, developing country. Kersti Kaljulaid
Risks Hate Sometimes Country Benefit Our Neighbour Would Totally About Russia Simply Hysterical Developing Economically Like Particularly Democratic Untrue Hear Greatly
Not everything is so bad... Whichever way you look at it, we feel that we can face the future when the liberal, democracy-based world sticks together. We have great trust that it will. Kersti Kaljulaid
Future Great You Together Trust World Will Face Liberal Everything Way Bad Feel Look Sticks
In Estonia, our greatest national treasure is our egalitarian educational system. Kersti Kaljulaid
National Our System Greatest Educational Egalitarian Estonia Treasure
There are high hopes of France and what they're trying to achieve there by liberalising the labour market and other reforms. You lose some, you gain some. Kersti Kaljulaid
You Achieve Lose Other Market France High Hopes Some Labour Trying Reforms Gain
The E.U. is a common platform where we come together and agree to do certain things. But the E.U. is never going to take over the responsibility which governments have for prosperity and security of their people. Kersti Kaljulaid
Together People Prosperity Responsibility Security Take Never Over Come Governments Going Common Where Which Certain Certain Things Agree Platform Things
The E.U. is very popular in Estonia, and for very good reasons - not because Estonia has received considerable support from the E.U., but because Europe supports the values which keep small states safe in this world. Kersti Kaljulaid
Good World Values Considerable States Small Support Supports Safe Because Very Which Estonia Europe Reasons Popular Keep Received
Every state aspiring to be part of the free world, able to decide its own destiny, deserves its chance. They may, in a not too distant future, contribute to all of us in ways we cannot imagine today. Kersti Kaljulaid
Today Future World Free Own Every Too State Distant Ways Destiny We Cannot Able Part Free World Contribute May Decide Cannot Us Aspiring Deserves Chance Imagine
We are past the stage in our relations that you come to Washington with an empty goody bag and then you go back with a bag filled with stuff. Kersti Kaljulaid
You Past Stage Relations Back Our Bag Stuff Come Empty Go Then Washington Filled
I must recall with gratitude those 178 Jewish women and men who participated in the Estonian War of Independence. Both of our nations know what it means to keep your identity and freedom even under the pressure of foreign powers, and we can be proud of their achievements. Kersti Kaljulaid
War Freedom Gratitude Women Pressure Independence Men Our Those Must Both Know Powers Identity Proud Foreign Foreign Powers Women And Men Nations Achievements Means Your Who Even Keep Recall Jewish
Security is like virginity: you're either a virgin or you're not. You either have security or you don't. Lennart Meri
You Virginity Security Like Either
If geography is prose, maps are iconography. Lennart Meri
Prose Geography Iconography Maps
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
Time Fishermen Past Films Hunters Admire Ability Temporary Perceive About Entirety Had Always In The Past Shot Present
Science will liberate us from the chains of big cities and lead us back to nature. Lennart Meri
Nature Science Liberate Will Big Back Cities Lead Big Cities Us Chains
That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world. Lennart Meri
Me World Important Knew Always Very Going Meant Radio
History is more interesting than politics. Lennart Meri
Politics History More Than Interesting
I am not always happy with the compliments Estonia has received. Lennart Meri
Happy Compliments Always Am Estonia Received
I was too busy looking into Yeltsin's eyes to notice what was under the table. Lennart Meri
Eyes Looking Busy Too Table Notice
I've never met a general yet who could milk a cow. Lennart Meri
Met General Could Never Cow Who Milk
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
Time Day Morning Mirror Looking Once Only My Time Check Look Shave Tie Straight Waste
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
Time Lost Our Bit Civilisation Point Tends Between Another Yardstick Times Measure Bond
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