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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Podcasthero.com Welcome to The Daily Quote, a podcast designed
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  to kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host, Anna McGivern for September 5th.
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  Today is National Cheese Pizza Day, celebrating the purest,
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  most fundamental form of this beloved dish.
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  All pizza toppings have evolved into endless combinations, from
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  pineapple controversies to gourmet truffle oil creations.
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  The cheese pizza remains the gold standard, the baseline by
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  which all other pizzas are measured.
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  There's something beautifully honest about cheese pizza.
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  It doesn't hide behind fancy ingredients or try to impress
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  with exotic toppings. It's just dough, sauce, and
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  cheese working together in perfect harmony.
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  It's the pizza equivalent of a classic white T-shirt.
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  Simple, timeless, and somehow always exactly what you need.
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  And let's be honest, cheese pizza is often the greatest
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  peacekeeper at group gatherings. When everyone's arguing about
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  pepperoni versus mushrooms, Hawaiian versus meat lovers,
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  cheese pizza quietly sits there, being universally accepted.
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  Which brings us to the quote of the day.
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  Today's quote comes from Antoine Distinct Super E, the French
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  aviator and the author of The Little Prince, who said
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  perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add,
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  but when there is nothing left to take away.
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  St. Dick Super E understood what
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  every great pizza maker knows. True perfection comes from
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  stripping away everything unnecessary until you're left
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  with only what matters most. Cheese pizza embodies this
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  philosophy perfectly. Think about the evolution of
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  pizza. It all started simple flat bread
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  with oil and garlic in ancient times.
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  Then came tomatoes from the New world, then cheese, and
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  eventually we had that fundamental trio that defines
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  pizza today. But then something interesting
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  happened. Instead of stopping at
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  perfection, we kept adding pepperoni, sausage, anchovies,
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  Peppers, mushrooms, pineapple, BBQ chicken, even Mac and cheese
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  toppings. But cheese pizza?
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  It said, no thank you. I'm perfect as I am.
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  And St. Tsupri would have appreciated
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  that confidence, the wisdom to know when you've reached the
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  point where taking anything away would diminish you and adding
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  anything would be unnecessary. There's something admirable
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  about that Cheese Pizzas commitment to restraint.
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  In a world that's constantly trying to add more features,
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  more options, more everything, Cheese Pizza remains confidently
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  minimal, proving that some things achieve perfection
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  through subtraction, not addition.
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  So today, as we celebrate National Cheese Pizza Day, let's
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  embrace St. of Superes insight about true perfection.
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  Whether you're working on a project, tracking a message, or
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  just trying to live well, ask yourself, what can I remove
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  rather than what can I add? That's going to do it for today.
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  I'm Anna McGivern, signing off for now, but I'll be back
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  tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod station
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  with another daily quote.