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William Morris – The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life
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William Morris – The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life

byAndrew McGivernFebruary 1, 2026February 19, 2026
Welcome to the Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern. Today's quote comes from William Morris,…
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the Daily Quote – Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day
the Daily Quote – Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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

the Daily Quote brings you inspirational quotes to help motivate and inspire your day with positivity.
Listen to the show for positive quotes from Albert Einstein, Maya Angelo, Seth Godin, Tony Robbins, Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr, John Lennon, William Shakespeare, Lao Tzu, Confucius and more…

Every single day you will hear a motivational quote to fire up your day.

Unknown – “Be smart. Notice everything. But act like you know nothing.”
byAndrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day

Welcome to the Daily Quote, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host Andrew McGivern and lets jump straight in to todays quote of the day.
Today's quote has no confirmed original author but is often attributed to various strategic thinkers and philosophers throughout history…

But its roots reach back 2,500 years to Sun Tzu, the Chinese military general and philosopher whose work The Art of War remains one of the most studied strategic texts in human history, read today by military leaders, business executives, and anyone trying to navigate a complex world with intelligence and intention.

The quote is this:

”Be smart. Notice everything. But act like you know
nothing.”

Three instructions. Each one deliberately positioned against the instinct most people follow. The first ”be smart”, sounds obvious. Of course. But being smart in the way Sun Tzu meant it isn't about showing off your intelligence. It's about cultivating it.

He wrote: ”If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.”
Knowledge is the foundation of everything. It is the preparation that happens in silence, before anything is revealed. The second ”notice everything” is where most people already fail. We move through our days in a kind of selective attention, noticing what confirms what we already think, missing what doesn't fit our expectations.
Sun Tzu saw observation as the most powerful weapon available:

”Appear where you are not expected. Attack where he is unprepared.”

That kind of precision is only possible if you have been watching carefully, quietly, without announcing what you see. The third ”act like you know nothing” is the most counterintuitive of the three. And it is the one that separates the truly strategic from the merely intelligent.

Sun Tzu was explicit:

”All warfare is based on deception. When able to attack, seem unable. When active, seem inactive.”

Not dishonesty. Restraint. The deliberate choice not to reveal your hand before the moment is right. Together these three instructions form a philosophy that applies far beyond any battlefield.
In every relationship, every negotiation, every room you walk into, the person who talks the most reveals the most. The person who listens, observes, and withholds their conclusions until the moment they choose to act, that person holds a quiet but extraordinary form of power. The loudest voice in the room is rarely the most informed one. The most dangerous intelligence is the kind nobody knows you possess.

So here's the question: In the situations you're currently navigating are you spending more energy showing what you know, or quietly gathering what you don't yet know? Because the three steps are sequential. You cannot notice everything if you're busy performing your intelligence. And you cannot act with precision if you haven't noticed everything first. Be smart. Notice everything.

Act like you know nothing.
That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern — I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Unknown – “Be smart. Notice everything. But act like you know nothing.”
Unknown – “Be smart. Notice everything. But act like you know nothing.”
April 29, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Carl Jung – “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”
April 28, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Arthur Schopenhauer – “What the herd hates most is a person who thinks differently.”
April 27, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Norman Vincent Peale – “Change your thoughts and you change your world.”
April 26, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
James Clear – “Your future is quietly shaped by what you choose repeatedly, not occasionally.”
April 25, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Napoleon Hill – “A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.”
April 24, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Gary Vaynerchuk – “No one cares about your failures. When you realize that, your fear goes away.”
April 23, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Frank Caprio – “The past only hurts when you try to live in it.”
April 22, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Jack Canfield – “Waiting is the enemy of achievement. Seize the moment.”
April 21, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Muhammad Ali – “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
April 20, 2026
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The Great News Podcast is your source for positive news, inspiring stories, and good news from around the world. We skip the doom and gloom of mainstream media to focus on scientific breakthroughs, environmental wins, and the inspiring news that proves the world is getting better. Join Andrew McGivern for a dose of optimism and uplifting stories that will change your perspective on human progress.
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Keep looking for the good in the world, because it is not only there – its everywhere.

Laser-Fast Internet and Epigenetic Health
byAndrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration

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Today, a discovery that could turn our oceans into a source of clean, green fuel. That's our lead story today.

Plus, we’ll look at a ”molecular staple” for hard-to-treat cancers, a way to silence cholesterol without permanently altering your DNA, and a wireless system that’s twice as efficient as Wi-Fi.

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How Stapled Peptides Could Change Cancer Treatment

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How CAR T Therapy Is Learning to Fight Cancer Smarter

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For this episode we got some feedback from Brian de V. You can leave feedback for the show too by going to azure-narwhal-544116.hostingersite.com/feedback.

Or if you listen in Spotify – leave a comment right there as you listen.

Until next time… and there will be a next time.

Keep looking for the good in the world because no only is it there, its everywhere!

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    Carl Jung – “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”

    byAndrew McGivernApril 28, 2026

    Arthur Schopenhauer – “What the herd hates most is a person who thinks differently.”

    byAndrew McGivernApril 27, 2026

    Norman Vincent Peale – “Change your thoughts and you change your world.”

    byAndrew McGivernApril 26, 2026

    James Clear – “Your future is quietly shaped by what you choose repeatedly, not occasionally.”

    byAndrew McGivernApril 25, 2026
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    byAndrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration

    The Great News podcast is brought to you by the Daily Quote.

    Today, a discovery that could turn our oceans into a source of clean, green fuel. That's our lead story today.

    Plus, we’ll look at a ”molecular staple” for hard-to-treat cancers, a way to silence cholesterol without permanently altering your DNA, and a wireless system that’s twice as efficient as Wi-Fi.

    Turning Sunlight and Seawater into Hydrogen

    How Stapled Peptides Could Change Cancer Treatment

    Turning Off Bad Genes

    How Laser Tech Is Rewriting the Rules of WirelessAnd don’t forget to stick around for the speed round where we’ll celebrate a historic victory against an ancient disease.Chile Eliminates Leprosy

    Revolutionizing Brain Research and Treatment!

    China’s Gigantic Battery

    How CAR T Therapy Is Learning to Fight Cancer Smarter

    If you like the Great News Podcast, you will love the Great News Letter. Because the Great News Podcast is Great but the Great News Letter is Greater!

    The Great News Letter is an email newsletter that you can subscribe to for FREE and get all the good news delivered to your email inbox.

    For this episode we got some feedback from Brian de V. You can leave feedback for the show too by going to azure-narwhal-544116.hostingersite.com/feedback.

    Or if you listen in Spotify – leave a comment right there as you listen.

    Until next time… and there will be a next time.

    Keep looking for the good in the world because no only is it there, its everywhere!

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