Quotes About Estonia

I feel like, Estonia, the sky is so low, and the people are much more close-minded than in America. So when I came to the U.S., I had a massive explosion of creativity and felt like I could do basically anything I want.

anyone who knew anything about military science could have seen it coming, because the tiny nation of Estonia had focused on diplomacy, not on its physical defense. Edgar Nõlvak had seen it coming, not because he was a soldier or a politician—he was a schoolteacher—but he had seen it coming because he watched television.

A Global Magnitsky Bill, which broadens the scope of the US Magnitsky Act to human rights abusers around the world was passed in December 2016. Estonia adopted Magnitsky legislation in December 2016, and the UK followed in April 2017. These are great successes, but my fight for justice continues.

In 1939–40, under a secret codicil to the Hitler-Stalin Pact, the Soviets had regained control of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, which they had lost in the 1917 revolution.

It's special gum," she said. "Every time you chew, a woman in Estonia is having a singing orgasm.

Estonia maintains a two-language school system. I don't know many countries in the world that provide a system like ours. We are making sure that our Russian-speaking minority feels comfortable and involved in this country.

In Estonia, for instance, a citizen can conduct her entire relationship with the government online, including voting.

The Singing Revolution

Eestis on täpselt vastupidi. Siin on minevik olnud nii pikka aega nii masendav, nii ahistav, nii ränk, et nüüd, otse nüüd - eile, täna, homme - peavad sündima mehed ja naised, ideed ja teod, millega luuakse meie suurus, Eesti suurus. Ja mina tahan - ja teie peate tahtma - et meil, et Wikmani gümnaasiumil oleks selle toimumises oma austav osa. Ja selle toimumata jäämises oma häbi.