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> [Life is not a cliche - everything that's happening is completely original. No refunds, no exchange.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-not-a-cliche-everything-that-s-happening-is-completely/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/anonymous-1_completely_life-is-not-a-cliche-everything-that-s-h_9478.jpg)

> [“The World is a very old place, so you'll never be able to tell a completely original story”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-lamb/the-world-is-a-very-old-place-so-you-ll-never-be-able-to-tell-a/)

[Wally Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-lamb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/wally-lamb-1817_world-old_the-world-is-a-very-old-place-so-you-ll_319446.png)

> [There is no such thing as a completely original technique or subject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-lambert/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-completely-original-technique-or-subject/)

[Donald Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-lambert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/donald-lambert-45864_original_there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-completely-o_2293454.jpg)

> [Everything I do is completely original-I made it up when I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claes-oldenburg/everything-i-do-is-completely-original-i-made-it-up-when-i-was-a-kid/)

[Claes Oldenburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claes-oldenburg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/claes-oldenburg-10596_art_everything-i-do-is-completely-original-i_1859714.png)

> [My fans are like no other. Completely original people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yelawolf/my-fans-are-like-no-other-completely-original-people/)

[Yelawolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yelawolf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/yelawolf-8015_completely_my-fans-are-like-no-other-completely-ori_2465289.jpg)

> [Of course you can't do anything completely original.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yorgos-lanthimos/of-course-you-can-t-do-anything-completely-original/)

[Yorgos Lanthimos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yorgos-lanthimos/)

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> [What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-kleon/what-a-good-artist-understands-is-that-nothing-comes-from-nowhere-all/)

[Austin Kleon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-kleon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf7/austin-kleon-1835_art_what-a-good-artist-understands-is-that-n_2269197.png)

> [I admired shows like 'Six Feet Under.' That was an amazing show. Never boring, always inventive, smart. Loved the characters. Completely original.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-carter/i-admired-shows-like-six-feet-under-that-was-an-amazing-show-never/)

[Chris Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-carter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/chris-carter-14002_admire_i-admired-shows-like-six-feet-under-that_1079522.png)

> [At the end of the day your influences mold who you are as an artist, you draw a little from everything you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gym-class-heroes/at-the-end-of-the-day-your-influences-mold-who-you-are-as-an-artist/)

[Gym Class Heroes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gym-class-heroes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b21/gym-class-heroes-19757_art_at-the-end-of-the-day-your-influences-mo_1219984.jpg)

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