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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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Keanu Reeves - Letters are something from you. It's a...

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2025/12/07

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 7th.Today is National Letter Writing Day. Pen. Paper. Your thoughts. Nothing else required.Before the invention of the telephone followed by the internet, email, smart phones, and social media... hand writing a letter was the only way to communicate with other people across physical distances.Today is all about going back to the art of sitting down and writing a letter by

00:01:49

Ralph Waldo Emerson - Nothing can bring you peace but...

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2025/12/06

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 6th.Today is Put on Your Own Shoes Day. Teaching kids independence, one lace at a time.As an adult it sounds funny but when your trying to tie your laces for the first time it is a big deal. It's challenging and can be frustrating. The loop wraps around where and then what?And that brings us to today's quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson who once said:"Nothing can

00:03:20

Harry Gordon Johnson - The greatest accomplishment of...

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2025/12/05

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 5th.Today is National Bartender Day. Honoring the people who mix drinks and listen.Bartenders are known not just for their mixology skills but also for being a pseudo-psychologist. In other words they are good listeners.Which brings us to today's quote from bartending expert Harry Gordon Johnson who wrote:"The greatest accomplishment of a bartender lies in his

00:02:07

Sandra Lee - Cookies are the sweetest little bit of...

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2025/12/04

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 4th.Today is National Cookie Day. Whether that's Chocolate chip, Sugar or Oatmeal Raison. They are all equally tasty today.Now if you've been paying attention you may have noticed a lot of the holidays have been related to food recently. And while that is true, I'm not sure why I'm picking these... maybe because it is the holiday season and I'm eating my

00:01:41

Jane Austen - Good apple pies are a considerable part...

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2025/12/03

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 3rd.Today is National Apple Pie Day. Warm. Cinnamon-sweet. And delicious. Apple pies are the ultimate comfort food and when paired with some vanilla ice cream it is even better.This brings us to today's quote from Jane Austen who wrote:"Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness."Austen understood. Happiness isn't always found in grand

00:01:44

Laurie Colwin - A person cooking is a person giving....

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2025/12/02

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 2nd.Today is National Fritters Day. Deep-fried dough, filled with whatever you want. Apple. Corn. Zucchini. Pure comfort.Doesn't sound like the healthiest food but they sure taste good. And even if we are on a strict healthy diet we all deserve a cheat day... right?Maybe today can be that day!Lets jump right into todays quote from food writer Laurie Colwin who once

00:02:31

Unknown Author - An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

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2025/12/01

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 1st.Today is National Eat A Red Apple Day. Simple. Direct. Just eat an apple. And not just any apple a red apple. Why does it have to be a red apple, because green granny smith apples have their own day.That's why.And that brings us to today's quote from an unknown author.An old Welsh proverb says:"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."The saying dates back

00:01:45

Nicolette M. Dumke - Dessert is one of the simple...

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2025/11/30

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 30th.Today is National Mousse Day. Light. Airy. Gone in seconds.Mouse originated in France and was made by whipping eggs and cream together into a light airy foam. We associate it with desert but originally it was also made as a savory dish. That is interesting but I think the delicious sweet version is what we are talking about today. And that brings us to today's quote

00:02:28

Forest Gump - Life is like a box of chocolates, you...

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2025/11/29

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 29th.Today is National Chocolates Day. Not candy. Not ice cream. Chocolate.Chocolate is one of those treats that makes you feel good and has some health benefits too, due to antioxidants like flavanols and polyphenols. These compounds help combat oxidative stress and support various bodily functions when consumed in moderation. This is especially true if you eat dark

00:01:52

L.M. Montgomery - The nicest days are not those on...

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2025/11/28

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 28th.Today is National French Toast Day. Bread. Eggs. Cinnamon. Heat. Simple ingredients become something better.French toast is the ultimate feel good breakfast food. And with that lets jump straight into today's quote.L.M. Montgomery once wrote:"The nicest days are not those on which anything splendid or wonderful happens, but just those that bring simple little

00:01:44

Meister Eckhart - If the only prayer you said was...

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2025/11/27

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 27th.Today is Thanksgiving in the United States. Tables will gather. Food will be shared. Stories told.And in Canada - been there done that. For my American listeners us Canadians had our Thanksgiving last month. I guess today's quote could be - Better Late Than Never but instead today's quote comes from Meister Eckhart who once said:"If the only prayer you said

00:02:21

Julia Child - A party without cake is just a meeting

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2025/11/26

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 26th.Today is National Cake Day. Whether it's chocolate, vanilla, red velvet, or something completely unexpected – cake transforms ordinary moments into celebrations.And without further adieux lets jump straight into today's quote from Julia Child who captured this perfectly when she said:"A party without cake is just a meeting."She's right. Cake signals

00:03:29

Carl Sandburg - Life is like an onion. You peel it...

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2025/11/25

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 25th.Today is National Parfait Day – celebrating that elegant layered dessert that turns simple ingredients into something beautiful.The word "parfait" comes from French, meaning "perfect." Originally, it described a frozen French dessert made with sugar syrup, egg, and cream. But the American parfait evolved into something different – layers of yogurt, fruit, granola, and

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Galileo Galilei - Mathematics is the language with...

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2025/11/24

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 23rd.Today is Fibonacci Day – celebrating the mathematical sequence that appears everywhere in nature.November 23rd – 11/23 – represents the first numbers in the Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3. The sequence continues infinitely, with each number being the sum of the two before it: 5, 8, 13, 21, and so on.Named after Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci, this pattern

00:03:22

Albert Einstein - I have no special talent. I am only...

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2025/11/23

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 24th.Today is Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day – a reminder that everyone has something special they bring to the world.Your unique talent doesn't have to be extraordinary or impressive to others. It doesn't have to earn money or win awards. Maybe you're great at making people laugh. Maybe you can organize anything perfectly. Maybe you have a gift for remembering

00:03:15

Ralph Waldo Emerson - It's not the destination, it's...

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2025/11/22

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 22nd.Today is Go For A Ride Day – celebrating the simple joy of movement and exploration.This unofficial holiday encourages us to hop on whatever moves us – a bike, a car, a motorcycle, a horse, even a boat – and just go. No particular destination required. The point isn't where you end up, it's the experience of getting there.The day has special significance in

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Philip Rosenthal - You know what happens when you say...

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2025/11/21

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 21st.Today is World Hello Day – a global celebration of communication and peace.Founded in 1973 by brothers Brian and Michael McCormack in response to the Yom Kippur War, World Hello Day promotes a simple idea: conflicts should be resolved through communication, not force. The tradition is beautifully straightforward – greet at least ten people today.That's it. No grand

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Loretta LaRoche - Stressed spelled backwards is desserts

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2025/11/20

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 20th.Today is National Peanut Butter Fudge Day – celebrating that creamy, melt-in-your-mouth confection that combines two of the world's greatest comfort foods: peanut butter and chocolate.Fudge itself dates back to the 1880s, when it was likely created by accident – someone botched a batch of caramels, creating something even better. Peanut butter fudge became popular in the

00:03:47

Florence Scovel Shin - Most people consider life a...

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2025/11/19

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 19th.Today is National Play Monopoly Day – celebrating the board game that's been causing family arguments and teaching capitalism since 1935.Monopoly was created during the Great Depression by Charles Darrow, an unemployed salesman from Philadelphia. He hand-drew the board, carved the houses from wood, and sold it to Parker Brothers. It became the best-selling board game

00:03:16

Walt Disney - All our dreams can come true, if we...

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2025/11/18

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 18th.Today is Mickey Mouse Day – celebrating the birthday of the most iconic character in animation history.On November 18th, 1928, Mickey Mouse made his debut in Steamboat Willie at the Colony Theater in New York City. It was the first cartoon with synchronized sound, and audiences went wild. That whistling, mischievous mouse wasn't just a character – he was a

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