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Superman – In the end, the world didn’t really need a Superman. Just a brave one

byAndrew McGivernJune 12, 2025February 19, 2026
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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.

Tom Cruise – “There’s no part-way with me on anything in any area of my life.”
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 Andrew McGivern and this episode is brought to you by the Great News podcast. Good news should be heard so click the link in the show notes to listen.
Now lets dive straight in to today's quote from Tom Cruise. Three Academy Award nominations. Three Golden Globe wins. One of the most successful actors in Hollywood history. At first I was going to use a quote that is widely attributed to

Tom Cruise but when I vetted the quote it turns out there is no evidence he said it.

That quote is

”Play your role with everything you've got”.

I thought it would be a good analogy for non actors working and playing in the various roles they play in their lives. But then I found an actual quote that probably inspired the misattributed quote and it is even better.When asked about his approach to work and to life, Tom Cruise said:
”There's no part-way with me on anything in any area of my life.”Part-way is comfortable. Part-way is safe. Part-way lets you say you tried without fully risking failure. You were in, but not completely. You cared, but not entirely. So if it doesn't work out, you have an exit. You were never fully committed anyway.Cruise built one of the most durable careers in entertainment by refusing to have that emotional exit strategy. He has never made a film he didn't believe in. However the picture turned out, he gave everything to it. Not most of himself. Not the comfortable portion. Everything.

Think about what part-way actually costs. The relationship where you're present but not fully invested. The project you're executing but not truly behind. The goal you're pursuing at 70% because 100% feels too exposed. The sport you're playing where you're not going all in and therefore letting the team down.

Part-way doesn't protect you from failure. It guarantees a specific kind of it, the kind where you never find out what full commitment would have produced. That's the worst failure.

The one with no data. The one that leaves the question permanently open.

Full commitment doesn't guarantee the outcome you want. Nothing does. But it guarantees you will find out. And the person who finds out, who gave everything they had and still fell short, learns something the part-way person never will.So here's the question: Where are you currently part-way and what would it look like to go all in?

Because whatever role you're playing right now, parent, builder, creator, professional, partner or teacher. It deserves everything you've got. Not the safe portion. Not the comfortable fraction.
Everything.
No part-way.
That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern and I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Tom Cruise – “There’s no part-way with me on anything in any area of my life.”
Tom Cruise – “There’s no part-way with me on anything in any area of my life.”
June 7, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Joel Osteen – “The life in front of you is more important than the life behind you”
June 6, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
René Descartes – “To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.”
June 5, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Rumi – “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.”
June 4, 2026
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Unknown Author – “Some people talk big. Others wake up early.”
June 3, 2026
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Francis Cheung – “It’s like a metaphor for life. Every man stands alone.”
June 2, 2026
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Margaret Mead – “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.”
June 1, 2026
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William James – “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
May 31, 2026
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Epictetus – “The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.”
May 30, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Unknown Author – “Trust the process, even when it seems like it’s not processing.”
May 29, 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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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

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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 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
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    Tom Cruise – “There’s no part-way with me on anything in any area of my life.”

    byAndrew McGivernJune 7, 2026

    Joel Osteen – “The life in front of you is more important than the life behind you”

    byAndrew McGivernJune 6, 2026

    René Descartes – “To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.”

    byAndrew McGivernJune 5, 2026

    Rumi – “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.”

    byAndrew McGivernJune 4, 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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