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An Endangered Bird Missing for 24 Years Discovered Alive in Madagascar Forest.
Endangered Species

An Endangered Bird Missing for 24 Years Discovered Alive in Madagascar Forest.

byGreatNewsPodMarch 1, 2023June 16, 2023
The dusky tetraka, a small, ground-dwelling forest bird, was last documented in 1999. However, three…
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A New More Effective Sunscreen Has Been Developed That Does NOT Harm Coral Reefs.
Cancer

A New More Effective Sunscreen Has Been Developed That Does NOT Harm Coral Reefs.

byGreatNewsPodMarch 1, 2023June 16, 2023
A team of researchers at Tsinghua University has developed a prototype for a coral-reef-friendly sunscreen…
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New Tracking Technology Tracks Sharks as They are Born!
Endangered Species

New Tracking Technology Tracks Sharks as They are Born!

byGreatNewsPodMarch 1, 2023June 16, 2023
“This novel, satellite-based technology will be especially valuable for the protection of threatened and endangered…
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Solar-powered reactor converts plastics and CO2 into sustainable fuels
Green Energy

Solar-powered reactor converts plastics and CO2 into sustainable fuels

byGreatNewsPodFebruary 21, 2023June 16, 2023
“Developing a circular economy, where we make useful things from waste instead of throwing it…
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A New Wearable Voice Monitor Warns Voice Professionals When to Save Their Voice for Later.
Health Technology

A New Wearable Voice Monitor Warns Voice Professionals When to Save Their Voice for Later.

byGreatNewsPodFebruary 21, 2023June 16, 2023
Are you a Podcaster, Voice Actor, Singer or Speaker? Now you can avoid voice strain…
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A New Discovery Could Lead to a New Way to Fight Cancer and Aging!
CancerLongevity

A New Discovery Could Lead to a New Way to Fight Cancer and Aging!

byGreatNewsPodFebruary 17, 2023June 16, 2023
Scientists have discovered a new way that may help fight cancer... and combat AGING at…
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Micronuclear reactors may be the future of power.
Green Energy

Micronuclear reactors may be the future of power.

byGreatNewsPodFebruary 17, 2023June 16, 2023
Tiny reactors that can be moved where needed can help power small scale facilities like…
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New Protein discovered that can reverse muscle aging.
Medical Breakthroughs

New Protein discovered that can reverse muscle aging.

byGreatNewsPodFebruary 17, 2023June 16, 2023
A new protein discovery may be able to reverse muscle aging, researchers say.
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Expecting Mothers can protect their kids from heart disease BEFORE they are born!
fitnessHealth

Expecting Mothers can protect their kids from heart disease BEFORE they are born!

byGreatNewsPodFebruary 16, 2023June 16, 2023
We all know that living a healthy lifestyle with a healthy diet, regular exercise, and…
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Treating Brain Damage May Be Possible Soon Thanks to Brain Organoids
The Brain

Treating Brain Damage May Be Possible Soon Thanks to Brain Organoids

byGreatNewsPodFebruary 6, 2023June 16, 2023
Little blobs of human brain tissue were transplanted into rats and, within three months, were…
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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.

Denzel Washington – “Do what you have to do… to do what you want to do.”
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 this episode is brought to you by the Great News podcast. Check it out. You'll find the link in the show notes.

Today's quote comes from Denzel Washington, two-time Academy Award winner, one of the most respected actors of his generation, and a man whose career was built not on luck or overnight success but on decades of disciplined, unglamorous work.

He said it simply:

”Do what you have to do… to do what you want to do.”This quote is one of the most honest descriptions of how freedom actually gets built.

Most people want to start with what they want to do. The dream job, the creative life, the financial independence, the work that feels meaningful and fulfilling every day. And there is nothing wrong with wanting those things. The problem is the assumption that the path begins there, that you can arrive at ”what you want to do” without first paying what the ”have to” costs.

Washington never made that assumption. He has spoken openly about being more frightened by procrastination and laziness than by any external obstacle because he understood that the undisciplined life doesn't lead to freedom. It leads to a smaller and smaller set of options. The ”have to do” is the early mornings, the unglamorous work, the roles that weren't glamorous, the craft refined in obscurity. That's what purchased the freedom to eventually do only what he wanted.

Think about what ”the have to” looks like in your own life right now. The job that funds the dream. The skill being built before it pays.

The discipline maintained before the results arrive. The unglamorous, unsexy, necessary work that most people try to skip because they can't see yet how it connects to getting to do what you want to do… later.
It connects. Washington is the proof. The ”have to do” isn't the obstacle to freedom. It's the price of it. It is the way.So here's the question: What have to are you currently avoiding to do that is standing directly between you and what you want to you do?

The things that you have to do to later be in a position to do what you want to do? Because Washington isn't describing a detour. He's describing the actual route. The ”have to do” is not the obstacle to the life you want. It's the door to it.

Do what you ”have to do”. The ”want to do” is on the other side.
That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern — I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Denzel Washington – “Do what you have to do… to do what you want to do.”
Denzel Washington – “Do what you have to do… to do what you want to do.”
May 28, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Steve Martin – “Be so good they can’t ignore you.”
May 27, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Michel de Montaigne – “A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.”
May 26, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Unknown Author – “Anger is the punishment we give ourselves for someone else’s mistake.”
May 25, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Will Rogers – “Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
May 24, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
John Lennon – “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love…”
May 23, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Aristotle – “A friend to all is a friend to none.”
May 22, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Carl Jung – “No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.”
May 21, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
André Gide – “Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.”
May 20, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Michelangelo – “The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”
May 19, 2026
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Great News | Inspiring Stories, Positive Developments and Good News
Great News | Inspiring Stories, Positive Developments and Good News

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

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 greatnewspodcast.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!

Laser-Fast Internet and Epigenetic Health
Laser-Fast Internet and Epigenetic Health
April 14, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
The Longevity Revolution: Replicating Decades of Aging and Turning Nuclear Waste into Power
April 9, 2026
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Reversing Blindness with Cellular Rejuvenation and the Beating Heart-on-a-Chip
April 1, 2026
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Self-Spreading CRISPR and the Sun Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion
March 18, 2026
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Cancer-Eating Bacteria, 10-Passenger Flying Taxis, and the First Moon Harvest
March 9, 2026
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Can We Bottle the Sun? Plus the AI Tool Outperforming Doctors in Rare Disease Diagnosis
March 7, 2026
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Lower Crime and More Energy
March 3, 2026
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Saving the Banana and Reversing Brain Aging
February 28, 2026
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Mushroom Boxes and Bacterial Mating
February 25, 2026
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How AI is Designing Custom Antibodies and Curing Cancer
February 21, 2026
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    Denzel Washington – “Do what you have to do… to do what you want to do.”

    byAndrew McGivernMay 28, 2026

    Steve Martin – “Be so good they can’t ignore you.”

    byAndrew McGivernMay 27, 2026

    Michel de Montaigne – “A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.”

    byAndrew McGivernMay 26, 2026

    Unknown Author – “Anger is the punishment we give ourselves for someone else’s mistake.”

    byAndrew McGivernMay 25, 2026
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    Laser-Fast Internet and Epigenetic Health
    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 greatnewspodcast.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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    April 14, 2026
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