1 | His speech had no guts in it. | |
2 | He still loves high-sounding phrases which may mean everything possible or nothing at all. | |
3 | Most correspondents stopped reporting Medvedev's speeches. They had become boring and lacking in credibility. | |
4 | But the roses are wilting, the violets are dead, the sugar bowl's empty and so is your head. | |
5 | Modern artists don't start with a blank page or empty canvas. They start with preexisting works. |