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Kunst on paratamatus. Kunst on kultuuri geen, mis iseennast taastoodab ja niiviisi kultuuri kasvatab, ainsat keskkonda, milles inimese vaim saab hingata.
Art is inevitable. Art is the cultural gene that reproduces itself and thus cultivates culture, the only environment in which the human spirit can breathe.
Eftir Lennart Meri, former president of Estionia
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Kõikjal räägitakse kommunismi surmast, aga keegi ei ole veel näinud kommunismi laipa.
The death of communism is being proclaimed from the rooftops, but no one has yet seen a corpse.
Eftir Lennart Meri, former president of Estonia
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Sotsiaalse ebavõrdsuse kahandamise kõige tõhusam viis on haridusse investeerimine.
The best way to reduce social inequality is to invest into education.
Eftir Lennart Meri, former president of Estonia
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Ükskord me võidame niikuinii!
One day, no matter what, we will win!
Eftir Heinz Valk
This phrase refers to Estonia's struggle for independence in the late 1980's. Heinz Valk, an Estonian artist and politician, is also credited with coining the term "Singing Revolution" (in Estonian: laulev revolutsioon) - a series of non violent protest events that ultimately led to the restoration of independence of the Baltic countries from the Soviet Union.