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the Daily Quote

Andrew McGivern

Tune in daily to get a short dose of inspiration to kick start your day in a positive way.

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Mark Twain - It is easier to fool people than to...

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2025/08/17

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 stereotypes that have nothing to do with their actual nature.Black Cat Appreciation Day exists to dispel the myths and celebrate these beautiful

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Eleanor Roosevelt - You gain strength, courage and...

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2025/08/16

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, the exhilarating loops, and somehow, by the end of the ride, you're laughing and ready to go again.Each year on August 16th, people flock to

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Ovid - Take rest; a field that has rested gives a...

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2025/08/15

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 thought, "You know what these grown-ups need? A day to just chill out." As luck would have it, Sean's grandfather, William D. Chase, was the

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Maya Angelou - You may not control all the events...

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2025/08/14

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 resilience and adaptation.World Lizard Day celebrates these fascinating reptiles that have been around for over 200 million years. What makes lizards truly

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Albert Einstein - A person who never made a mistake...

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2025/08/13

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 awareness about the daily challenges left-handed people face and to celebrate their unique perspective on the world.Think about it – from scissors to can

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Jane Goodall - What you do makes a difference, and...

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2025/08/12

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 Elephant Reintroduction Foundation of Thailand to raise awareness about the urgent challenges facing both Asian and African elephants.These

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Elizabeth Stone - Making the decision to have a child...

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2025/08/11

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 time to appreciate the incredible gift of being someone's mom or dad. National Son and Daughter Day celebrates that unique, irreplaceable

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Bill Watterson - We're so busy watching out for...

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2025/08/10

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, unapologetic laziness.The origins of National Lazy Day are wonderfully mysterious – because apparently, whoever created it was too lazy to properly document

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Dr. Seuss - "The more that you read, the more things...

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2025/08/09

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 down our smartphones, step away from the endless scroll, and reconnect with the tactile, focused pleasure of reading a good book.National

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Ernest Hemingway - A cat has absolute emotional...

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2025/08/08

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 Appreciation Day! These are great holidays worthy of recognition on the Daily Quote for sure. With all these great contenders I bet your wondering which one

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Maya Angelou - A wise person decides slowly but...

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2025/08/07

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 darkness, guiding ships safely home – lighthouses are basically the ultimate symbol of hope and guidance.National Lighthouse Day commemorates

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Jim Henson - Life's like a movie, write your own...

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2025/08/06

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 when fizzy root beer meets creamy vanilla ice cream, creating something that's greater than the sum of its parts.The root beer float

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Vince Lombardi - The price of success is hard work,...

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2025/08/05

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 meet every challenge we face. However, if you look to your dog for direction, you may be confounded. Because here's the thing – the English

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Bob Ross - We don't make mistakes, just happy little...

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2025/08/04

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 celebrate what might be America's most accidental masterpiece.And here in Canada, it's also British Columbia Day – a statutory holiday celebrating Beautiful

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Lao Tzu - Nature does not hurry, yet everything is...

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2025/08/03

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 cut without making your kitchen look like a crime scene, and yet somehow absolutely perfect.Watermelons are fascinating when you really think about them

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Pablo Picaso - Every Child is an Artist. The problem...

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2025/08/02

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 serious science why picking up those colored pencils might be one of the best things you can do for your brain.You see, coloring isn't just about staying

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Edmund Hillary - It is not the mountain we conquer,...

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2025/08/01

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 mountain climbing guy. I like to get up there but not by hanging off a cliff face like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 2. I'll leave the

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Mark Twain - Age is an issue of mind over matter. If...

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2025/07/31

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 the Boy Who Lived and your humble podcast host celebrate another trip around the sun today.But here's what I find fascinating about birthdays –

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Aristotle - Friendship is a single soul dwelling in...

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2025/07/30

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 was simple but profound: promote friendship between peoples, countries, and cultures as a way to inspire peace and build bridges across our

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Maya Angelou - There is no greater agony than bearing...

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2025/07/29

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. Which honestly feels about right for something that brings people together over plates of saucy, sticky goodness.Now, chicken wings weren't

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