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Croft Woodruff is a natural health expert with over 45 years experience in the natural health and dietary supplement industry. Croft is the co-founder of the Health Action Network, past president of the BC Chelation Therapy Association and has received honorary designations from the Naturopathic Society of Quebec and the Dominion Herbal College. Each week, Andrew interviews Croft about topics like digestion and malabsorption, drug induced nutrient depletion, vaccines, vitamin deficiency, and ...
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Walt Disney - All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them
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3:16Welcome 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 t…
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M.F.K. Fisher - No yoga exercise, no meditation in a chapel filled with music will rid you of your blues better than the humble task of making your own bread
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3:18Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 17th.Today is National Homemade Bread Day – celebrating the ancient, comforting art of baking bread from scratch.Bread is one of humanity's oldest prepared foods, dating back at least 30,000 years. From Egyptian flatbreads to Fr…
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John Wooden - It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen
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3:23Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 16th.Today is National Button Day – celebrating those tiny, often overlooked fasteners that literally hold our lives together.Buttons have been around for thousands of years, though they weren't always functional. The earliest b…
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Ray Bradbury - You fail only if you stop writing
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2:49Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 15th.Today is I Love to Write Day – celebrating the act of putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and expressing ourselves through words.Founded in 2002 by author John Riddle, this day encourages everyone to write. Not prof…
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Irena Chalmers - In the last analysis, a pickle is a cucumber with experience
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3:36Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 14th.Today is National Pickle Day – celebrating those crunchy, tangy treats that have been preserved and perfected for thousands of years.Pickling dates back over 4,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia. Cucumbers were first pickled …
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Dalai Lama - My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness
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3:05Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 13th.Today is World Kindness Day – a global celebration encouraging simple acts of compassion and goodwill.Launched in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, this day unites countries around a simple premise: kindness matters. It …
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Maya Angelou - People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel
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3:49Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 12th.Today is National Happy Hour Day – celebrating that magical window of time when drinks are discounted, spirits are lifted, and connections are made.Happy hour has surprising military origins. The term dates back to the U.S.…
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George S. Patton - It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived
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4:34Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 11th.Today is Remembrance Day – a solemn day observed across Commonwealth nations to honor those who have served and sacrificed in military service.At 11:00 am on November 11th, 1918, the armistice ending World War I took effect…
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Jim Henson - Kids don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are
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3:43Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 10th.Today is Sesame Street Day – celebrating one of the most influential children's programs in television history.Sesame Street premiered on November 10th, 1969, created by Joan Ganz Cooney and featuring Jim Henson's beloved M…
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Carl Jung - In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order
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3:14Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 9th. Today is Chaos Never Dies Day – a celebration of life's beautiful, messy, unpredictable reality. This unofficial holiday acknowledges a simple truth: no matter how much we plan, organize, or try to control things, chaos fin…
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Gertrude Stein - Coffee is a lot more than just a drink; it's something happening
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4:16Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 8th. Today is National Cappuccino Day – celebrating that perfect marriage of espresso, steamed milk, and foam. The cappuccino gets its name from the Capuchin monks, whose brown robes resembled the drink's color. It became popula…
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Pam Brown - In a world gone bad, a bear – even a bear standing on its head – is a comforting, uncomplicated, dependable hunk of sanity
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3:28Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 7th.Today is National Hug A Bear Day – celebrating those faithful companions that have comforted children and adults alike for over a century.The teddy bear was born in 1902, named after President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. Aft…
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Giada De Laurentiis - Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body; it's truly love
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3:00Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 6th.Today is National Nachos Day – celebrating one of the world's most perfect sharing foods.Nachos were invented in 1943 by Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya in Piedras Negras, Mexico. When a group of military wives arrived at his restaura…
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Augusten Burroughs - Red hair is great. It's rare, and therefore superior
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7:52Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 5th.Today is Love Your Red Hair Day and National Redhead Day – a celebration of those gorgeous, fiery locks that belong to only about 1-2% of the world's population.Redheads are truly rare gems. Natural red hair is caused by a m…
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Carla Yerovi - Kindness is like sugar – it makes life taste a little sweeter.
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4:54Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 4th. Today is National Candy Day – a celebration of those sweet, colorful confections that have been bringing joy to people for centuries. Candy has a surprisingly ancient history. The first candies were made from honey in ancie…
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unknown author - Life is like a sandwich – you have to fill it with the best ingredients
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4:42Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 3rd.Today is National Sandwich Day – a celebration of what might be the world's most perfect food invention.Legend has it that in 1762, John Montagu, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, was so engrossed in a gambling game that he didn'…
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A.A. Milne - People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day
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4:28Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for November 2nd.Today is Zero Tasking Day – and yes, you heard that right. Zero. Tasking. Day.Celebrated every year on the first Sunday of November, this is officially the laziest holiday on the calendar, and I mean that as the highest comp…
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Neil Gaiman - A book is a dream that you hold in your hand
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4:17Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for November 1st.Today is National Author's Day, a celebration honoring writers who create the stories, ideas, and knowledge that enrich our lives. First proposed in 1928 by Nellie Verne Burt McPherson, president of the Bement, I…
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Stephen King - Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win
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4:51Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 31st. Happy Halloween! Today is Halloween, one of the most widely celebrated holidays in the world. The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when the Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in wh…
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Great News - Medical Care Speed and Cancer Detection
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8:13This episode is brought to you by The Daily Quote, a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. Link is in the show notes. Today we're diving into breakthroughs in medical care speed, AI decoding life, and global conservation wins. What if doctors could get life-saving genetic diagnoses for critically ill babies in just a few hours? …
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Oscar Wilde - Be yourself; everyone else is already taken
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4:32Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 30th.Today is National Candy Corn Day, a celebration of one of America's most divisive Halloween treats. Observed annually on October 30th, just one day before Halloween, this holiday honors the tri-colored candy that…
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Michael Pollan - Don't eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food
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4:07Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 29th.Today is National Oatmeal Day, a celebration of one of the world's most humble yet nutritious breakfast foods. Observed annually on October 29th, this day honors a meal that has been nourishing people for thousan…
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John Tullius - Nine out of ten people like chocolate. The tenth person always lies
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4:33Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 28th.Today is National Chocolate Day, a delicious celebration of one of the world's most beloved treats. Observed annually on October 28th in the United States, this day invites us to indulge in chocolate's many forms…
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Terry Pratchett - In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this
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4:39Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 27th.Today is National Black Cat Day, a celebration dedicated to honoring these sleek, elegant felines and dispelling the unfair myths that have surrounded them for centuries. Observed annually on October 27th, this d…
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Ray Bradbury - I'm not afraid of Halloween. That's when we can all be ourselves!
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4:22Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 26th.Today is National Pumpkin Day, a celebration of autumn's most iconic symbol. Observed annually on October 26th, this holiday honors the versatile pumpkin in all its forms – from jack-o'-lanterns and decorations t…
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Guy Fieri - Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together
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4:19Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 25th.Today is National Greasy Foods Day, a celebration that gives us permission to indulge in our favorite guilty pleasures without apology. Observed annually on October 25th, this holiday honors the crispy, fried, an…
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Dag Hammarskjöld - The UN was not created to take humanity to heaven, but to save it from hell
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4:58Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 24th.Today is United Nations Day, an annual observance that commemorates the founding of the United Nations on October 24th, 1945. On this day 80 years ago, the UN Charter officially entered into force after being rat…
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Marie Curie - Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less
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4:47Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 23rd.Today is National Mole Day, and no, we're not talking about the small burrowing mammals or that delicious Mexican sauce. We're celebrating chemistry! Observed annually on October 23rd from 6:02 AM to 6:02 PM, Mol…
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Gene Hill - Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies
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5:47Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 22nd.Today is National Make a Dog's Day day, a heartwarming observance that celebrates man's best friend and encourages us to do something special for the dogs in our lives. Created by animal behaviorist and bestselli…
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Unkown - An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
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4:24Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 21st.Today is National Apple Day, a celebration that honors one of nature's most beloved and versatile fruits. The founders, Sue Clifford and Angela King, created Apple Day to celebrate the diversity of apple varietie…
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Auguste Escoffier - Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness
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4:50Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 20th.Today is International Chefs Day, a global celebration that honors the culinary professionals who feed the world and inspire us with their creativity. Observed annually on October 20th since 2004, this special da…
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Socrates - The unexamined life is not worth living.
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3:56Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 19th.Today is Evaluate Your Life Day, a holiday that might sound a bit intimidating at first, but is actually a valuable opportunity for honest self-reflection.Evaluate Your Life Day encourages us to pause our busy li…
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Elaine Khosrova - All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
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3:48Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 18th.Today is National Chocolate Cupcake Day, a celebration that honors that perfect, single-serving delight – a rich, moist, chocolatey cake crowned with a heavenly dollop of frosting. Observed annually on October 18…
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Sophia Loren - Everything you see I owe to spaghetti
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4:27Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 17th.Today is National Pasta Day, a delicious celebration that honors one of the world's most beloved and versatile foods. Observed annually on October 17th, this day gives pasta lovers everywhere permission to indulg…
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Norman Borlaug - You can't build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery
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4:15Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 16th.Today is World Food Day, an international observance held annually on October 16th to commemorate the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945. This year marks its 80th anniversary…
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Bill Gates - Clean water and hand washing are the most important interventions
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4:57Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 15th.Today is Global Handwashing Day, an international observance that might seem simple but addresses one of the most effective public health interventions in the world. Celebrated annually on October 15th since 2008…
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Elaine Khosrova -Dessert is like a feel-good song. The best ones make you dance
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3:43Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 14th.Today is National Dessert Day, a celebration that gives us permission to indulge our sweet tooth without guilt. Observed annually on October 14th, this delicious holiday honors the grand finale of every meal, the…
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Dr. Richard Restak - The brain is a use-it-or-lose-it organ. The more you use it, the better it performs. The less you use it, the less capable it becomes
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4:38Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 13th. Today is National Train Your Brain Day, an observance that challenges us to engage in activities that stimulate our minds and keep our cognitive abilities sharp. Celebrated annually on October 13th, this day rai…
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J.K. Rowling - If you don't like to read, you haven't found the right book
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5:07Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 12th.Today is Harry Potter Book Day, a global celebration of J.K. Rowling's beloved wizarding world. Originally called Harry Potter Book Night and held in February, the event was rebranded and moved to October 12th to…
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Oscar Wilde - To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance
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4:26Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 11th.Today is It's My Party Day, and yes, you read that right – it's literally a day dedicated to throwing yourself a party for no reason at all. Celebrated annually on October 11th, this delightfully self-indulgent h…
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Matt Haig - You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle
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4:18Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 10th.Today is World Mental Health Day, an international observance dedicated to raising awareness about mental health issues and mobilizing efforts to support mental health worldwide. This important day was first cele…
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Thomas Merton - Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony
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4:29Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 9th.Today is International Beer and Pizza Day, and if there's ever been a more perfect pairing celebrated with its own holiday, I haven't found it. This delicious observance celebrates two of humanity's most beloved c…
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Isabel Allende - My country is not a piece of earth, my country is in the stories, in the food, in the language
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4:22Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 8th.Today is National Pierogi Day, a delicious celebration of one of Central and Eastern Europe's most beloved comfort foods. Pierogis – those delightful semicircular dumplings filled with everything from potatoes and…
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Audre Lorde - If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive
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Ruth Reichl - Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious
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4:44Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 6th.Today is National Noodle Day, a delicious celebration of one of humanity's most versatile and beloved foods. While the exact origins of this holiday remain a bit mysterious, what we do know is that noodles themsel…
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Malala Yousafzai - One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world
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4:38Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 5th.Today is World Teachers' Day, a global observance that honors the teaching profession and recognizes the profound impact educators have on society. This meaningful day was proclaimed by UNESCO in 1994 to commemora…
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Henry Beston - We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with...
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4:38Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 4th.Today is World Animal Day, a global observance dedicated to animal rights and welfare. The date was chosen to honor Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology, whose feast day falls on Octobe…
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William Arthur Ward - A warm smile is the universal language of kindness
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4:14Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 3rd.Today is World Smile Day, celebrated annually on the first Friday in October. This uplifting holiday has a wonderful backstory that began with a commercial artist named Harvey Ball from Worcester, Massachusetts. I…
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Mahatma Gandhi - The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated
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4:32Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 2nd.Today is World Farm Animals Day, an international observance that holds deep significance beyond its simple title. This day has been commemorated since 1983, when it was established by the Farm Animal Reform Movem…
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Friedrich Nietzsche - Without music, life would be a mistake
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4:30Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for October 1st. Today is International Music Day, a global celebration that unites people through the universal language of music. This meaningful observance was established on October 1st, 1975, by the International Music Counc…
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