<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Service is measured first by the quality of the... > Service is measured first by the quality of the effort, not by control over another person's response. A gift can be offered thoughtfully, but the recipient retains agency, circumstances, and needs the giver may never be able to predict. **Source:** [[livestreams/Self-Reliance, Service, and the Artist's Path - Workbook|Self-Reliance, Service, and the Artist's Path]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Service is measured first by the quality of the effort, not by control over another person's response. A gift can be offered thoughtfully, but the recipient retains agency, circumstances, and needs the giver may never be able to predict.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-service-measured-first-never-able-predict ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->