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Mehmet Murat Ä°ldan - Do not seek water, get thirst
Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for June 16th. Now, before you check your email or get swept up in your to-do list, let’s take a moment to celebrate something awe-inspiring—International Waterfall Day. Yes, it’s a real thing. Today is about honoring those dramatic, cascading marvels of nature that make you pause, stare, and question your life choices. Whether it's Niagara, Victoria, or that tiny one behind your uncle’s cabin that he insists is “just like the movies,” waterfalls have something magi...
Dorothea Lange - The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.
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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 June 15th.
It’s Nature Photography Day—a perfect excuse to stare at trees, clouds, and critters a little longer than usual without anyone questioning your productivity. Today we celebrate those quiet moments when nature poses—just for you—and someone with a camera is wise enough to press the shutter. In the spirit of this day, here’s a...
Albert Einstein - Curiosity is Contagious - Pass it On
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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 June 14th.
Yes, today is Knit in Public Day, a delightful reminder that knitting—or crocheting or stitching—isn’t just a cozy pastime to be hidden away inside. It’s a chance to share creativity, spark conversations, and maybe even make a friend over a skein of yarn.
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Arthur Ashe - Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can
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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 June 13th. It’s Sewing Machine Day—a day that honors that marvelous machine that transformed how we create, mend, and express ourselves through fabric. From fashion statements to patchwork quilts to that mysterious pile of “I'll fix it someday” clothes—you know the one—the sewing machine has quietly powered acts of both utility a...
Superman - In the end, the world didn’t really need a Superman. Just a brave one
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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 June 12th.
Today is Superman Day, a celebration of the Man of Steel—first soaring onto the scene in 1938 and still inspiring generations with his unwavering hope, courage, and compassion. Superman Day reminds us that heroism isn’t just about superpowers—it’s about showing bravery in ev...
Richard Bach - The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it
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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 June 11th. It’s National Make Life Beautiful Day, a day dedicated to spreading kindness, creativity, and positive energy – one small gesture at a time. Whether you're paying someone a compliment, picking up litter, or just choosing to smile at a stranger instead of scowling at their...
William Wordsworth – Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart
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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 June 10th. Today we celebrate National Ball Point Pen Day. That’s right – the humble ballpoint pen gets its moment in the spotlight. Invented by LászlĂł BĂrĂł, this little instrument of ink has done more paperwork than a government office in tax season. It's written...
Benjamin Franklin - By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail
Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for June 9th. Now, let me ask you something: Have you ever stared into your fridge at 7 PM, hoping dinner would just assemble itself like some culinary Transformer? If so, you’re in luck — because today is National Meal Prep Day. It’s that glorious time of year when we celebrate the unsung heroes of the weeknight — the containers stacked like edible Tetris, ready to rescue your evenings from takeout despair. Because if you had prepared in advance there woul...
Sylvia Earle - No water, no life. No blue, no green
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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 June 8th. So, what’s special about June 8th? Well, today is World Oceans Day – a day that reminds you just how important our blue planet really is. The oceans cover over 70% of the Earth's surface, produce more than half of the oxygen you breathe, and someh...
John Muir - In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks
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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 June 7th. Today we get to lace up our hiking boots and celebrate National Trails Day, a perfect excuse to escape the asphalt jungle and get lost—hopefully not literally—in the great outdoors. And as fate would have it, it's also National Black Bear Day, so if you do venture out, just...
William McDonough – Design is the first signal of human intention
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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 June 6th.
Now, you may not have marked this one in your calendar, but today is World Green Roof Day. That’s right – a day dedicated to celebrating those beautiful, plant-covered rooftops that are as good for the planet as they are for the soul...
Mary Poppins - There’s the whole world at your feet. And who gets to see it but the birds, the stars, and you?
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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 June 5th. Now, if you’ve ever looked up at the sky and seen a giant floating basket carrying brave humans across the clouds, you already know what we’re celebrating. That’s right—today is Hot Air Balloon Day.
It’s a day to honor th...
Carl Sagan - We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology
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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 June 4th. Now, June 4th may not get the same press as New Year's Day or Groundhog Day (and frankly, one of those is more reliable than the other), but today we’re celebrating something with a bit more soul: Audacity to Hope Day. It's a day that asks you—n...
Mahatma Gandhi - Where there is love, there is life
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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 June 3rd.
Now, let’s talk about something the world could use a little more of – no, not more Wi-Fi – although I get it, slow internet can bring out the worst in anyone. No, today is Love Conquers All Day, and if that doesn’t mak...
Winston Churchill - If you're going through hell, keep going
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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 2nd. So, let’s talk ice cream. Not just any ice cream—today is Rocky Road Day, which means we’re celebrating that chaotic, delicious blend of chocolate, marshmallows, and nuts. It’s the flavor equivalent of a group project: a little messy, slightly unpredictable...
Matthew Jacobson - Behind every young child who believes in themselves is a parent who believed first
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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 June 1st. Now, June 1st is Global Day of Parents—a day to honor the quiet heroes of everyday life. You know, the people who raised you despite all the messes, mistakes, and mood swings... yours, not theirs. Probably. 
Parents don’t get nearly enough credit for what they...
Henry Ford – Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right
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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 May 31st. Let’s talk about something that’s as powerful as caffeine, but won’t stain your teeth or make your hands shake — your thoughts.
Today is What You Think Upon Grows Day, a lesser-known holiday with a name that sounds like it could’ve come from a self...
Joseph Chilton Pearce - To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong
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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 May 30th. Now, if you've ever transformed a blank canvas into a masterpiece, turned a simple idea into a story, or even managed to create a gourmet meal from leftovers—then today is your day. It's National Creativity Day. Established to celebrate the imaginative minds of...
T.S. Elliot - What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from
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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 May 29th. Now, I don’t want to talk trash... but today is Learn About Composting Day. Yes, a whole day dedicated to turning your kitchen scraps into garden gold. If you've never stared lovingly at a pile of rotting banana peels and thought, “This is the fu...
Helen Kellar – Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all
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Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, for May 28th. Now, if you’re feeling a little wild this morning – perhaps slightly mischievous or ready to slide into the day with flair – well, there’s a perfect reason for that.
Today is World Otter Day.
Yes, otters. Those charming, slippery little geniuses of t...
George S. Patton - Courage is fear holding on a minute longer
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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 May 27th.
Today is Nothing to Fear Day, a day that encourages you to face your fears head-on. It's inspired by Franklin D. Roosevelt's famous line, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself," but since we've already explored that quote, let's...
Judy Garland - Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else
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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 May 26th. Today is World Redhead Day, a moment to tip your hat to the vibrant, fiery-haired folks among us. They’re the rare spice in the soup of humanity. Just 2% of the world’s population has naturally red hair, which basically makes redheads the unicorns...
Carl Sagan – Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known
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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 May 25th. Now, I hope you're ready to let your inner geek shine, because today is Geek Pride Day. Yes, May 25th is the one day of the year when it's not only acceptable to quote obscure sci-fi references, wear your Starfleet uniform to the grocery store, or debate the merits o...
Zig Zigler – What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals
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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 May 24th. Now, brace yourself… because today we’re celebrating National Asparagus Day. Yes, asparagus – that elegant, green spear of springtime that somehow found its way from medieval banquet tables to your local brunch menu. It’s one of those vegetables that makes you feel a little more...
William Lowndes - Take care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves
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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 May 23rd.
See a penny, pick it up, all day long you’ll have good luck! It’s Lucky Penny Day, and if there were ever a day to look down while you walk—today’s the day. One shiny copper coin might just turn your whole day ar...
David Attenborough – It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for – the whole thing – rather than just one or two stars
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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 May 22nd, 2025.
Now, today’s national holiday might not come with balloons or cake, but it’s arguably one of the most important days on the calendar – it’s the International Day for Biological Diversity. That’s right. A whole day dedicated to celebrating the...
Yoda - Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose
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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 May 21st.
Now, here’s the thing — I didn’t get the memo that it’s Talk Like Yoda Day. Which is ironic, because it’s also National Memo Day. So either someone’s playing a prank on me... or Master Yoda has taken over my calendar...
George Bernard Shaw - There is no sincerer love than the love of food
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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 May 20th.
Now, let’s talk about something serious — eggs, bacon, and cheese in a pastry crust. Yes, today is National Quiche Lorraine Day, a celebration of the dish that manages to be breakfast, lunch, and dinner all in one elegant, golden-brown circle. Honestly...
Robert Louis Stevenson – Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant
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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 May 19th. Now, did you know that today is Plant Something Day? That’s right — today is your official excuse to dig into the dirt, get your hands messy, and whisper sweet nothings to a tomato plant. Whether you’ve got a backyard garden, a windowsill herb pot, or j...
Leonardo da Vinci - Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
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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 May 18th.
Today is No Dirty Dishes Day. It’s a day dedicated to not scraping dried cheese off a plate. A day that encourages you to embrace disposable dining or, better yet, eat out and let someone else worry about soap and sponges...
Anonomous - Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly
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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 May 17th. Now, did you pack your towel? Because today is National Learn to Swim Day – a day created to remind you that it's never too late to ditch the floaties and dive into something new. Learning to swim isn’t just about staying afloat in water...
Albert Einstein - Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world
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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 May 16th. Now, I don't know if you've ever owned a packet of powder that promised to bring tiny underwater lifeforms to your kitchen counter, but today we celebrate just that level of whimsical wonder—National Sea Monkey Day. Yes, Sea Monkeys. Those almost-microscopic creatures that look like shri...
Jane Howard - Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one
Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for May 15th.
It’s International Family Day – a day to celebrate the people who know all your embarrassing childhood stories and insist on bringing them up every holiday dinner. Whether you're part of a big, loud clan or a quiet, tight-knit unit, today’s about recognizing the connections that shape us most deeply – for better or worse.
So in the spirit of family, here’s your quote of the day from Jane Howard...
M.K. Clinton - The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog
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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 May 14th. Today is Bond with Your Dog Day—a celebration for those of us who know that the best therapist has fur and four legs. It’s the perfect excuse to spoil your dog a little more than usual. Not that you need an excuse, right? Whethe...
Anna Lappé -Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want.
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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 May 13th. Now, you might be wondering, "Isn't May 13th just another Tuesday?" Well, not quite. Today is National Fair Trade Day—a day dedicated to recognizing the importance of fair compensation and ethical treatment for workers around the globe. It's a reminder that the choices you make as a c...
Lady Bird Johnson - The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share
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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 May 12th, 2025 It’s International Plant Health Day, which—let’s be honest—doesn’t exactly scream “party” at first glance. But before you scroll on in search of National Donut Day, give plants a second to plead their case. They're the unsung heroes of our planet, turning sunlight into f...
Cardinal Mermillod - A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take
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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 May 11th. Today is Mother’s Day—a holiday that reminds you of two important truths: one, moms are basically superheroes without capes, and two, brunch reservations should never be left to the last minute. In honor of this day, I’ve chosen a quote that’s less about flowe...
Richard Branson - A big business starts small
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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 May 10th.
Now, today is National Small Business Day, a day that gives a well-deserved nod to the local heroes who make your favorite coffee just right, fix your weird computer issues with Jedi-like precision, or know your dog’s name better than your ow...
Margaret Atwood - A word after a word after a word is power
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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 May 9th. Now, today is Alphabet Magnet Day. Yes – the very same colorful letters that cling to your refrigerator and spell out things like “buy milk,” “don’t forget lunch,” or, if you're particularly creative – spell your own name or a coded message just to mess with your kids...
Bruce Lee - Don’t speak negatively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body doesn’t know the difference. Words are energy and they cast spells—that’s why it’s called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you can change your life
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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 May 8th. So today is Reward Yourself Day, which might just be my new favorite holiday. It's that one special day where treating yourself to something nice isn't called "procrastination" or "emotional spending"—it's called celebrating personal growth. You don't need permission, but just in case you were waiting for a sign from the un...
