Best Andrew McGivern Podcasts (2025)

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Thomas Edison - There's a way to do it better - find it 4:38

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 28th.Today is National Burger Day, celebrating America's most iconic sandwich. The hamburger's origin story is delightfully messy, with multiple people claiming to have invented it. Louis Lassen is often credited by th…

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Rainer Maria Rilke - Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage 3:47

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 27th.Today is National Just Because Day, which might be the most delightfully simple holiday on the calendar. Created in the late 1950s by Joseph J. Goodwin of Los Gatos, California, it started when he gave his wife a …

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Josh Billings - A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself 5:46

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 26th.Today is National Dog Day, founded in 2004 by animal advocate Colleen Paige. She chose August 26th because it was the day her family adopted their first dog, Sheltie, when she was just 10 years old. The holiday ce…

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Martin Luther King Jr - Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it's a constant attitude 2:54

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 25th.Today is National Kiss and Make Up Day, created by author Thomas M. Stern in 2001 to encourage reconciliation and forgiveness. The phrase "kiss and make up" comes from that simple, childlike way of resolving confl…

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Louis Sullivan - Form follows function – that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union 6:13

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 24th.Today is National Waffle Day, and it has one of the most perfectly practical origin stories you'll ever hear. We celebrate this delicious day because on August 24th, 1869, Cornelius Swartwout of Troy, New York, re…

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Amelia Earhart - The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity 5:06

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 23rd. Today is National Ride the Wind Day, a celebration that perfectly captures the spirit of freedom, adventure, and that primal human desire to soar. This special day has a fascinating origin story that combines hum…

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Viktor Frankl - Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances 5:29

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 22nd.Today is Never Bean Better Day, and before you start wondering about coffee beans or lima beans, let me tell you about the most heartwarming origin story you'll hear today. This special observance was created to h…

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William James - The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook 5:39

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 21st.Today is POETS Day – and before you start thinking about sonnets and haikus, let me explain what this really means. POETS Day is a cheeky British and Australian tradition that refers to Friday as the end of the wo…

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Wolfman Jack - Radio is the theater of the mind 5:45

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 20th.Today is National Radio Day, and what a perfect moment to celebrate one of humanity's most revolutionary inventions. On this day, we honor the medium that has connected us across distances, brought us news in real…

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Terry Pratchett - The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people keep coming along and trying to put things in it 4:47

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 19th.Today is National Potato Day, celebrating one of the world's most beloved and versatile foods. Whether you call them spuds, taters, or just plain potatoes, these humble tubers have quietly become one of humanity's…

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Louis Pasteur - Chance favors the prepared mind. 4:12

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 18th.Today is National Serendipity Day, and honestly, what a beautiful concept to celebrate. Serendipity – those happy accidents, unexpected discoveries, and delightful surprises that make life so wonderfully unpredict…

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Mark Twain - It is easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled 5:54

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 17th. Today is National Black Cat Appreciation Day, and it's about time these magnificent creatures got the recognition they deserve. For far too long, black cats have been victims of superstition, fear, and unfair ste…

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Eleanor Roosevelt - You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. 5:12

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 16th.Today is National Roller Coaster Day, and honestly, what better metaphor is there for life than a roller coaster? The anticipation as you climb that first hill, the stomach-dropping plunge, the unexpected turns, t…

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Ovid - Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop 5:12

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 15th.Today is National Relaxation Day, and honestly, what perfect timing. National Relaxation Day was created in 1985 by nine-year-old Sean Moeller from Clio, Michigan. A child looked around at the adult world and thou…

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Maya Angelou - You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them 5:40

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 14th. Today is World Lizard Day, and before you think this is just another quirky animal holiday, hear me out – lizards are actually some of nature's most remarkable survivors and have a lot to teach us about resilienc…

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Albert Einstein - A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new 4:21

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 13th.Today is International Left-Handers Day, celebrating the roughly 10% of the population who navigate through a world designed for right-handed people. This special day was first established in 1976 to raise awarene…

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Jane Goodall - What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make 4:55

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 12th. Today is World Elephant Day, and if there's an animal that deserves its own global celebration, it's these magnificent giants. World Elephant Day was created in 2012 by Canadian filmmaker Patricia Sims and the El…

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Elizabeth Stone - Making the decision to have a child – it is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. 4:03

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 11th. Today is National Son and Daughter Day, and if you're a parent, you know that every day is kind of your kids' day anyway – but today makes it official. This heartwarming holiday encourages parents to take extra t…

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Bill Watterson - We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are 3:47

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 10th. Today is National Lazy Day, and honestly, I couldn't have picked a more perfect holiday to talk about. On August 10th, we officially have permission to do absolutely nothing. No guilt. No apologies. Just pure, un…

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Dr. Seuss - "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." 5:29

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 9th.Today is National Book Lovers Day, and if you're listening to this podcast, there's a good chance you're already someone who appreciates the power of words and stories. This wonderful holiday encourages us to put d…

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Ernest Hemingway - A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. 6:15

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 8th. Today is a tough one... so many good holidays to choose from. It's International beer day for one. And I can definitely celebrate some international beers. Its also Happiness Happens Day and National Tarantula App…

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Maya Angelou - A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions 4:25

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 7th. Today is National Lighthouse Day, and honestly, if there's a more romantic and inspiring piece of architecture than a lighthouse, I haven't found it yet. Standing tall against the elements, cutting through fog and…

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Jim Henson - Life's like a movie, write your own ending, keep believing, keep pretending. 4:01

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 6th. Today is National Root Beer Float Day, and honestly, is there a more perfectly nostalgic treat? The root beer float – or as some call it, the "brown cow" – is pure Americana in a glass. It's that magical moment wh…

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Vince Lombardi - The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand 4:01

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 5th.Today is National Work Like a Dog Day, which is one of those holidays that makes you pause and think, "Wait, what exactly does that mean?" On August 5th, National Work Like A Dog Day urges us to charge forth and me…

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Bob Ross - We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents 3:52

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 4th. Today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, and honestly, is there a more universally beloved treat? Whether you're a crispy cookie person or you're team chewy(this is one of life's great debates) today we celebr…

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Lao Tzu - Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished 3:29

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 3rd. Today is National Watermelon Day, and I have to say, if there's a fruit that perfectly captures the essence of summer, it's the watermelon. Think about it – heavy and awkward to carry, messy to eat, impossible to …

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Pablo Picaso - Every Child is an Artist. The problem is how to remain and artist once we grow up 3:51

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 2nd. Today is National Coloring Book Day, and before you roll your eyes and think "isn't that for kids?" – let me stop you right there. Adult coloring books have become a massive phenomenon, and there's actually some s…

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Edmund Hillary - It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. 3:44

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 1st. Welcome to August! Can you believe we're already eight months into 2025? Time really does fly when you're having fun! Today is National Mountain Climbing Day, and I have to admit, I'm more of hiking guy than a mou…

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Mark Twain - Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter 4:22

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 31st. Now, I have to confess something to you today – July 31st happens to be my birthday. And I share this special day with someone pretty famous... a certain bespectacled wizard named Harry Potter. That's right, both t…

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Aristotle - Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. 3:32

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 30th. Today is the International Day of Friendship – a holiday that might sound like something Hallmark invented to sell more greeting cards, but it's actually a United Nations observance established in 2011. The idea wa…

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Maya Angelou - There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you 4:06

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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 29th. Today is National Chicken Wing Day – and before you ask, yes, it's also International Chicken Wing Day. Apparently the world couldn't agree on whether wings deserve national or global recognition, so we got both. W…

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Pelé - Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing 3:02

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 28th. It’s National Soccer Day, and whether you're a die-hard fan who yells at the TV like the referee can hear you or casually play for fun, today’s the perfect time to appreciate the world's most beloved sport. Ever wo…

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Friedrich Nietzsche - All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking 2:11

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 27th. Today’s celebration might sound like a punchline, but it’s a real thing: Take Your Pants for a Walk Day. Now, I know what you're thinking. Your pants have never once asked for a walk. But that’s the beauty of this …

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Deepak Chopra - In the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself. 3:22

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Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 26th.Now, did you know that today is Holistic Therapy Day? It’s a time dedicated to recognizing the value of healing the whole you — mind, body, and spirit — rather than just slapping a metaphorical Band-Aid on a problem…

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Vicki Corona - Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. 2:10

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 25th.Today is National Wine and Cheese Day, which is essentially a classy way of saying, “ooooh la laaaa, la cheese, la wine.” It’s a celebration of culinary companionship — the savory and the sippable — and an excuse to…

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Ralph Waldo Emerson - Life is a journey, not a destination 2:19

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 24th.Now, buckle up—literally—because today is National Day of Motoring. Whether you're someone who lovingly names your car or you still have that check engine light on from 2019, today’s the day to celebrate the open ro…

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Someone - You can't buy happiness, but you can buy ice cream. And that's kind of the same thing. 2:38

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Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 23rd. Today is National Vanilla Ice Cream Day. The humble hero of the dessert world. Often mocked as “basic,” but let’s be honest: vanilla is the foundation of milkshakes, sundaes, root beer floats — and basically half o…

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Plutarch - The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled 2:17

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I’m your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 22nd. Today we recognize World Brain Day, an annual observance that shines a spotlight on the importance of brain health. Organized by the World Federation of Neurology, this day is all about spreading awareness of neuro…

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Carl Jung - If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves 2:09

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 21st.It’s Global Hug Your Children Day, a holiday that encourages you to do something radical—hug your kids. Yes, even the older kids that pretend they don't want a hug. In honor of this tender and underrated holiday, to…

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Neil Armstrong - I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine 2:56

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 20th. On this day in 1969, humankind did something that had only ever been dreamed of—we landed on the Moon. Today is Moon Day, celebrating that small step for man and giant leap for mankind. Whether you remember watchin…

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Maya Angelou - Only equals can become friends 2:39

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I’m your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 19th. We’re marking National Words With Friends Day, observed every July 19 since 2021. This day was created by Zynga—the company behind the mobile word‑game sensation first released in July 2009—to honor how simple word…

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Stephen R. Covey - Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply 3:05

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 18th. Today is World Listening Day. Now, I know what you’re thinking – “Do we really need a day just to listen?” And yes, we absolutely do. World Listening Day is more than just a gentle nudge to stop talking over your c…

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Albert Einstein - Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas 4:38

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Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 17th. Now, let’s talk about today’s holiday — Yellow Pig Day. Yes, Yellow. Pig. Day. It’s not a tribute to a new cartoon character or a trendy smoothie flavor. Or even pork chops or anything like that. This delightfully …

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Doug Larson - Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. 2:57

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Welcome to the Daily Quote, a podcast designed to kick start your day in a positive way! I'm your host Andrew McGivern for July 16th.Now today is National Hot Dog Day — a celebration of one of North America's most iconic and enduring comfort foods. First introduced to the U.S. by German immigrants in the 1800s, the hot dog became a staple at ballpa…

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Kahlil Gibran- You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. 2:58

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Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 15th. Today is National Give Something Away Day, which might sound like a cue to finally part ways with that “vintage” treadmill doubling as a coat rack. But beyond the spring cleaning vibes, this day is really about gen…

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Anita Roddick - If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito. 2:33

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Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 14th.Now, I don’t mean to bug you — but today is Be Nice to Bugs Day.Yes, it's a day set aside to honor the tiny, misunderstood, and often unfairly swatted citizens of the natural world. From the industrious ant to the m…

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Dr. Seuss - Fantasy is necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong ened of a telescope 2:33

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Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 13th.Now, today is Fool’s Paradise Day — a day that reminds you it’s perfectly okay to live in a happy little bubble now and then. Forget the bills, the deadlines, and that email you’ve been ignoring for three days. Toda…

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Henry David Thoreau - As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler 2:38

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 12th.Today is National Simplicity Day – a day inspired by the birthday of Henry David Thoreau, the original minimalist, long before it was trendy. While most of us can't retreat to a cabin in the woods without Wi-Fi, we …

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Eleanor Roosevelt - Happiness is not a goal... it's a by-product of a life well lived. 3:15

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Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 11th.Now, if the summer heat has you wilting faster than a cheap popsicle in the sun, I've got some refreshing news for you — today is Free Slurpee Day. That’s right, every year on 7/11, the convenience store chain 7-Ele…

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Ralph Waldo Emerson - Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience 2:35

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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 10th. Believe it or not today is Pick Blueberries Day – Yes, a whole day dedicated to foraging for one of summer’s juiciest little treasures. If you’ve ever crouched in the bushes swatting away mosquitos, trying to fill …