<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Self-reliance is not social isolation. Every... > Self-reliance is not social isolation. Every developed person depends on teachers, audiences, collaborators, institutions, tools, and inherited knowledge; self-reliance means taking responsibility for using those relationships without demanding that someone else live the life on one's behalf. **Source:** [[livestreams/Self-Reliance, Service, and the Artist's Path - Workbook|Self-Reliance, Service, and the Artist's Path]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Self-reliance is not social isolation. Every developed person depends on teachers, audiences, collaborators, institutions, tools, and inherited knowledge; self-reliance means taking responsibility for using those relationships without demanding that someone else live the life on one's behalf.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-self-reliance-social-life-ones-behalf ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->