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NASA Research Is Unleashing a Vertical Farming Boom
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NASA Research Is Unleashing a Vertical Farming Boom

byGreatNewsPodMay 19, 2023February 20, 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.

Epictetus – “We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgements about them.”
byAndrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day

Welcome to the Daily Quote, I'm your host Andrew McGivern and this episode is brought to you by the Great News podcast… because we could all use some good news. Link is in the show notes.

Today we have two quotes separated by a century, from two men who could not have occupied more different positions in the world.

Yet they arrived at exactly the same profound truth.
Our main quote of the day comes from Epictetus (eh-pik-TEE-tus), born a slave in ancient Rome, who studied philosophy in chains, earned his freedom, and went on to found one of the most respected schools of Stoic thought in history.

He said:

”We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgements about them.”

And then, a century later, the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, ruler of the most powerful empire on earth, who acknowledged Epictetus as the central influence on his own thinking, wrote in his Meditations:

”If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your estimate of it, and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.”

A slave and an emperor. The same truth.
Think about what that convergence means. One man had nothing. No freedom, no possessions, no power over his own circumstances. The other had everything. Armies, an empire, absolute authority.

And both arrived, independently, at the same conclusion: the source of suffering is not what happens to us. It is what we tell ourselves about what happens to us.

Coming from these two men, it's a hard-won philosophical truth tested at both extremes of human experience.
Here's what they're pointing at. Two people can face the identical event: a job lost, a failed relationship, a plan that falls apart. And they can have completely different experiences of it.

Not because the event was different, but because their judgement of the event was different.

One calls it a catastrophe. The other calls it a redirection. Same event. Entirely different suffering.

For Epictetus, this was the cornerstone of all Stoic philosophy, that while external events are determined by circumstances beyond our control, we always retain the power to choose how we respond to them.

Good and evil live not in what happens, but in how we judge what happens.
And Marcus Aurelius adds the most liberating word of all, revoke.

You have the power to revoke your judgement at any moment. The suffering isn't locked in. The story you're telling yourself about the event… you can change that story. Right now. In this moment.

What Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius are offering isn't toxic positivity. It's not pretend the bad thing didn't happen. It's something far more powerful: the recognition that the meaning of what happens to you is never fixed. It belongs to you. And you can change it.

So here's the question: What are you currently suffering from that might be more about your judgement of the event than the event itself?

Because if a man who ruled an empire and a man born in chains both agree that the suffering is not locked in. The judgement is yours. And you have the power to revoke it at any moment.

That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern — I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Epictetus – “We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgements about them.”
Epictetus – “We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgements about them.”
April 5, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Unkown Author – “There is a difference between a life that is full and a life that is crowded. Knowing the difference is a form of wisdom.”
April 4, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Dr. Seuss – “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”
April 3, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Unknown Author – “Those who commit to nothing are distracted by everything.”
April 2, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Haruki Murakami – “When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.”
April 1, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
James Clear – “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.”
March 31, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Naeem Callaway – “Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tiptoe if you must, but take a step.”
March 30, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Dr. David Viscott – “The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.”
March 29, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Rick Warren – “Wearing a mask wears you out. Faking it is fatiguing. The most exhausting activity is pretending to be who you know you aren’t.”
March 28, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Unkown Author – “You are not responsible for the version of you that exists in someone else’s mind.”
March 27, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
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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.

Reversing Blindness with Cellular Rejuvenation and the Beating Heart-on-a-Chip
byAndrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration

This episode is brought to you by ⁠the Daily Quote⁠. The podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way.Today, we’re exploring how scientists are turning back the clock on aging cells, printing infrastructure beneath the ocean waves, and building a ”heart-on-a-chip” to revolutionize medicine.And don't forget to stick around to the end for the speed round for even more great news!The First Epigenetic Reprogramming Therapy Enters Human TrialsThe World’s First Underwater 3D Concrete Printer

The Tiny Chip That Could Change Heart Medicine ForeverThe Horse H12 is a Cleaner Combustion Engine

Alright, Let's dive into the speed round for even more great news:

The greater Bermuda snail, once feared extinct, is officially safe after conservationists bred and released over 100,000 molluscs.

Researchers at Texas A&M have developed clay-based bandages that can be injected into deep wounds to stop severe internal bleeding, reducing clotting time by 70%.

A new blood test can now predict when Alzheimer’s symptoms will begin—with an accuracy within three to four years—long before memory problems appear.

Scientists are testing CAR T cell therapy to target and destroy the amyloid plaques in the brain that cause Alzheimer's, successfully reshaping the immune landscape in preclinical models.

And my favorite quote of the day from the Daily Quote podcast this week is from James Clear who said,

“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.”

Start your day with an inspiring quote every single day with the Daily Quote – available in your favourite podcast app.

From rejuvenating cells to printing structures underwater, today’s stories prove that those seeds of innovation are growing into a brighter world.

I’m Andrew McGivern, and until next time, and there will be a next time, keep looking for the good in the world, because it’s everywhere.

Reversing Blindness with Cellular Rejuvenation and the Beating Heart-on-a-Chip
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Can We Bottle the Sun? Plus the AI Tool Outperforming Doctors in Rare Disease Diagnosis
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Lower Crime and More Energy
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Saving the Banana and Reversing Brain Aging
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Mushroom Boxes and Bacterial Mating
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How AI is Designing Custom Antibodies and Curing Cancer
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Resetting Cells to “Age Zero” and Turning Tumors Against Themselves
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    Epictetus – “We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgements about them.”

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    Unknown Author – “There is a difference between a life that is full and a life that is crowded. Knowing the difference is a form of wisdom.”

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    Dr. Seuss – “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”

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    Unkown Author – “Those who commit to nothing are distracted by everything.”

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    Reversing Blindness with Cellular Rejuvenation and the Beating Heart-on-a-Chip
    byAndrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration

    This episode is brought to you by ⁠the Daily Quote⁠. The podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way.Today, we’re exploring how scientists are turning back the clock on aging cells, printing infrastructure beneath the ocean waves, and building a ”heart-on-a-chip” to revolutionize medicine.And don't forget to stick around to the end for the speed round for even more great news!The First Epigenetic Reprogramming Therapy Enters Human TrialsThe World’s First Underwater 3D Concrete Printer

    The Tiny Chip That Could Change Heart Medicine ForeverThe Horse H12 is a Cleaner Combustion Engine

    Alright, Let's dive into the speed round for even more great news:

    The greater Bermuda snail, once feared extinct, is officially safe after conservationists bred and released over 100,000 molluscs.

    Researchers at Texas A&M have developed clay-based bandages that can be injected into deep wounds to stop severe internal bleeding, reducing clotting time by 70%.

    A new blood test can now predict when Alzheimer’s symptoms will begin—with an accuracy within three to four years—long before memory problems appear.

    Scientists are testing CAR T cell therapy to target and destroy the amyloid plaques in the brain that cause Alzheimer's, successfully reshaping the immune landscape in preclinical models.

    And my favorite quote of the day from the Daily Quote podcast this week is from James Clear who said,

    “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.”

    Start your day with an inspiring quote every single day with the Daily Quote – available in your favourite podcast app.

    From rejuvenating cells to printing structures underwater, today’s stories prove that those seeds of innovation are growing into a brighter world.

    I’m Andrew McGivern, and until next time, and there will be a next time, keep looking for the good in the world, because it’s everywhere.

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