When they tell you that you'll be the leader of the country one day, you might laugh. They used to tell me the same thing, and I laughed. It sounded ridiculous. But then it happened, and you have to be ready for that day.
I remember during the Milosevic era, I received a call from Maggie Thatcher. She asked me to go to Belgrade, saying, 'I have some friends in Serbia, and they could use some encouragement.' So I went and met a group of smart, young people. And when I told them that they too would be ministers one day, they laughed. The group was called G17 and, sure enough, some of them became ministers after the democratic changes.
You too will be the leaders one day. Both in old democracies and new ones. So you have to take advantage of time because you have to be ready for the future. Be brave and don't lose your ideals!
Mart Laar
(copy-paste by Veiko from Mr Mart Laar)
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