the Daily Quote
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Steve Jobs - Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 14th.Today is National Live Creative Day, a wonderful reminder that creativity isn't just for artists, writers, or musicians – it's a vital part of being human. This holiday encourages all of us to tap into our creative potential, whether that means picking up a paintbrush, trying a new recipe, rearranging our living space, or simply approaching an everyday problem with fresh eyes.Creativity isn't about producing masterpieces or being "good" at traditional art forms. It's about the...
Roald Dahl - A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 13th.Today is Roald Dahl Day, celebrating the birthday of one of the world's most beloved storytellers. Born on September 13th, 1916, Dahl gave us unforgettable characters like Matilda, Charlie Bucket, the Big Friendly Giant, and Willy Wonka. His stories transported millions of children and adults into worlds where chocolate rivers flow, giant peaches sail across oceans, and a little girl with extraordinary powers stands up to bullies.What made Dahl special wasn't just his wild imagination, bu...
Walt Disney - It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 12th.Today is National Day of Encouragement, a wonderful holiday that reminds us of the incredible power of positive words and supportive actions. In a world that can often feel heavy with criticism, negativity, and harsh judgment, this day celebrates the simple but profound act of lifting others up with encouragement.Encouragement is different from empty praise or false positivity. True encouragement acknowledges someone's efforts, recognizes their potential, and offers hope for their journey ahead. It's th...
Fred Rogers - When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 11th.Today is R U OK? Day an awareness day focused on mental health and checking in on others. Helping others. Today is also, National Make Your Bed day celebrating the simple act of tidying up and starting your day with accomplishment. And if Jordan Petersen is correct then making your god damned bed is good for your mental health.
See what I did there... making connections.
But today is also Patriot Da...
George Bernard Shaw - If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples, then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and...
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 10th.Today is National Swap Ideas Day, a wonderful celebration of intellectual exchange and the power of collaborative thinking. In a world where we often get stuck in our own perspectives, this holiday reminds us that some of the most brilliant breakthroughs happen when minds meet and ideas intermingle.Think about it – the best conversations you've ever had probably weren't monologues. They were those moments when someone shared a thought that sparked your own thinking, when your...
A. A. Milne - Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 9th.Today is National Teddy Bear Day, celebrating those beloved stuffed companions that have been bringing comfort, courage, and friendship to children and adults for over a century. The teddy bear has one of the most charming origin stories in toy history – it was named after President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt in 1902, following a hunting trip where he refused to shoot a bear that had been tied to a tree for him.What started as a political cart...
Helen Keller - Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 8th.Today is National Ampersand Day, celebrating one of the most elegant and useful symbols in our written language – the "&" symbol. This curvy little character, whose origins trace back to ancient Rome, represents the Latin word "et," meaning "and." For centuries, the ampersand was actually considered the 27th letter of the English alphabet, coming right after Z.There's something beautifully fitting about having a whole day dedicated to a symbol whose entire purpose is connection. The ampe...
Anthony Bourdain - Food is everything we are. It's an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma.
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 7th.Today is National Salami Day, celebrating one of the world's most enduring and beloved cured meats. Salami – that perfect balance of salt, spice, and tradition – has been bringing people together around tables for centuries. From Italian delis to charcuterie boards, from simple sandwiches to elaborate antipasto spreads, salami represents something beautifully timeless about food culture.What makes salami special isn't just its flavor, but its story. This is a food born out of necessity – ancient peoples...
Dr. Seuss - The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 6th.Today is National Read a Book Day, a wonderful celebration that encourages us all to set aside the digital distractions and reconnect with the simple pleasure of turning pages. In our world of endless notifications, streaming videos, and social media feeds, this holiday reminds us that sometimes the most enriching screen time is no screen time at all.There's something magical about books that no other medium can quite replicate. They require our full participation – we c...
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 5th.Today is National Cheese Pizza Day, celebrating the purest, most fundamental form of this beloved dish. While pizza toppings have evolved into endless combinations – from pineapple controversies to gourmet truffle oil creations – the cheese pizza remains the gold standard, the baseline by which all other pizzas are measured.There's something beautifully honest about cheese pizza. It doesn't hide behind fancy ingredients or try to impress with exotic toppings. It's just dough, sauce, and cheese working togeth...
Oscar Wilde - "I can resist everything except temptation."
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 4th.Today is National Eat a Second Dessert Day, a wonderfully indulgent holiday that gives us permission to throw caution to the wind and enjoy life's sweeter moments. In a world that's often focused on restraint, discipline, and "everything in moderation" ,this delightful day reminds us that sometimes – just sometimes – it's perfectly okay to have that second slice of cake, the extra scoop of ice cream, or both the chocolate chip cookie AND the brownie.There's someth...
Frank Lloyd Wright - The reality of the building lies in the space within
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 3rd.Today is National Skyscraper Day, celebrating those monolithic towers that pierce the clouds and define our city skylines. This holiday falls on September 3rd because it marks the birthday of Louis H. Sullivan, the American architect known as the "father of skyscrapers," who was born in 1856.
Sullivan revolutionized architecture with his famous principle that "form follows function," helping to create the first true skyscrapers in Chicago in the late 1800s. These towering structures ar...
Ray Kroc - The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 2nd.Today is National Blueberry Popsicle Day, a delightfully refreshing celebration that kicks off National Blueberry Popsicle Month. Wow... a whole month of Blueberry Popsicles!!!As we transition from the peak heat of summer into the cooler days of early fall, there's something perfectly nostalgic about celebrating this frozen treat that's been cooling us down for generations.The blueberry popsicle might be the underrated hero of the frozen treat world. While everyone talks about cherry, grape, or...
Winston Churchill - I like a man who grins when he fights
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 1st.Today is Ginger Cat Appreciation Day, celebrating those magnificent marmalade and tabby felines with their striking orange coats and often larger-than-life personalities. This delightful holiday was created in 2014 by a Wisconsin software engineer who wanted to honor his beloved ginger companion, and it's grown into a day when cat lovers everywhere celebrate these fiery-colored felines.Ginger cats have always held a special place in our hearts and culture. From Garfield to Morris the Cat, these or...
Ralph Waldo Emerson - Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 31st.Today is National Eat Outside Day, celebrating the simple pleasure of dining under the open sky. Friends, fresh air, and good food are the focus of National Eat Outside Day every year on August 31. Whether it's a picnic in the park, dinner on your deck, or lunch at a sidewalk café, there's something magical about breaking bread in the great outdoors.
As we stand on the threshold between summer and autumn, this holiday rem...
Rachel Carson - In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 30th.Today is National Beach Day, created in 2014 by pet and family lifestyle expert Colleen Paige to celebrate the beauty of our sandy shores while raising awareness about keeping them clean and protected. The timing is perfect – at the end of August, after beaches have experienced their heaviest summer use, it's an ideal moment to appreciate these natural treasures and commit to preserving them.
National Beach Day celebrates more than just vacation spots. Beaches are...
James Beard - Food is our common ground, a universal experience.
Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 29th.Today is National Chop Suey Day, celebrating one of North America's first fusion foods. Chop suey has a fascinating and somewhat mysterious origin story. While some legends claim it was invented by a chef serving Chinese and American dignitaries in 1896, the dish likely evolved from Chinese immigrants adapting traditional recipes to American tastes and available ingredients.The name literally translates to "miscellaneous leftovers" or "assorted pieces," which perfectly captures the dish's practical origins. Chinese restaurant ow...
Thomas Edison - There's a way to do it better - find it
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 the Library of Congress for creating the first hamburger in 1900 at his New Haven restaurant when he slapped a Hamburg steak between two pieces of bread for a customer in a hurry.
But Charlie Nagreen, known as "Hamburger Charlie", claimed he invented it...
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
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 transistor radio for no special reason – just because he wanted to.
That simple act of spontaneous kindness turned into a family tradition, then grew into a national celebration. Goodwin understood something profound: we don't always need...
Josh Billings - A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself
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 celebrates all dogs – mixed breeds and purebreds alike – while highlighting the countless dogs in shelters waiting for homes.
National Dog Day serves a dual purpose: celebrating the unconditional love, loyalty, and joy that dogs bring to our lives...
Martin Luther King Jr - Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it's a constant attitude
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 conflicts without the complicated pride that often tangles adult relationships.
This holiday reminds us that holding grudges usually hurts us more than the person we're upset with. It's not about pretending disagreements never happened, but recognizing when the cost of...
Louis Sullivan - Form follows function – that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union
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, received a U.S. patent for his "Improvement in Waffle-Irons" – the first modern waffle iron that revolutionized how we make these beloved breakfast treats.
But Swartwout's genius was transforming the waffle iron from a cumbersome, dangerous tool into something safe...
Amelia Earhart - The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity
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 human ingenuity with our eternal dream of flight.
National Ride the Wind Day commemorates August 23rd, 1977, when the Gossamer Condor became the first human-powered aircraft to win the prestigious Kremer Prize. On that historic day at Minter Fi...
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
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 honor Bean, a golden retriever therapy dog from Morgantown, Pennsylvania, who has touched countless lives with what his humans call "Bean wuv."
Never Bean Better Day was founded in 2017 by The Drager Group and officially recognized by Na...
William James - The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook
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 work week. The acronym stands for "Piss Off Early, Tomorrow's Saturday."
It's been around for decades, and it captures that universal feeling we all get on Friday afternoon when productivity starts to wane and our mind...
Wolfman Jack - Radio is the theater of the mind
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-time, and filled our homes with music, stories, and voices from around the world.
National Radio Day has been celebrated since the early 1990s, and August 20th was chosen for a special reason. It was on this very da...
Terry Pratchett - The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people keep coming along and trying to put things in it
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 most important crops.
The potato has an incredible history. Originally cultivated in the Andes mountains of South America over 8,000 years ago by the Inca people, potatoes were brought to Europe by Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century. From there, th...
Louis Pasteur - Chance favors the prepared mind.
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 unpredictable.
National Serendipity Day was created in 2003 by Madeleine Kay, with the goal to "live serendipitously and celebrate your aliveness."
The word serendipity itself comes from an old Persian fairy tale about the Three Princes of Serendip, who were always making discoveries they weren't look...
Mark Twain - It is easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled
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 animals for what they really are – loving, playful, intelligent comp...
Eleanor Roosevelt - You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
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 amusement parks for thrills, screams, and to celebrate these magnificent machines of controlled chaos.
...Ovid - Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop
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 founder of Chase's Calendar of Annual Events, so young Sean had the perfect platform to...
Maya Angelou - You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them
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 extraordinary is their ability to adapt. Some can change colors to blen...
Albert Einstein - A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new
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 openers, from spiral notebooks to computer mice, from door handles to guitar strings – almost everything is designed with right-handed people in mind. Left-h...
Jane Goodall - What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make
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 incredible creatures are the largest land animals on Earth, but their size isn't what makes them truly re...
Elizabeth Stone - Making the decision to have a child – it is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.
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 bond between parents and children – whether your kids are toddlers who th...
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
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 how it started. And you know what? That's perfect. The true spirit of the day would neve...
Dr. Seuss - "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
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 Book Lovers Day celebrates not just the act of reading, but the entire culture of books – the...
Ernest Hemingway - A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.
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 won. Well none of them because...
Today is International Cat Da...
Maya Angelou - A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions
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 August 7, 1789, when the U.S. Congress passed an act establishing federal support for lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and public pier...
Jim Henson - Life's like a movie, write your own ending, keep believing, keep pretending.
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 was invented in 1893 by Frank J. Wisner, the owner of Cripple Creek...
