“It's not like a choice to have an identity politics discussion when yo...” — Julien Baker Quote

“It's not like a choice to have an identity politics discussion when you're living it all the time. And if it's uncomfortable, well then maybe the way that we need to deal with that is by letting things be uncomfortable.”

“Spotify stresses me the hell out.”

“I was a very emotional teenager. But I wish that I could tell myself that I matter more than I think. Things are a bigger deal than I think they are, but they're also not as big a deal as I think they are. My mistakes are not the end of the world.”

“My music is not always about getting my ideas heard, it's about letting other people feel empowered to have their ideas heard by example.”

“We think empathy is innate, but it's not. It's a muscle you're working.”

“The goal of embodying Christian ethics - if you want to call yourself a Christian - is being patient and loving with your neighbor.”

“I think every time, before we do an album, we have a discussion where we sort of consider the idea of doing something radically different.”

“It's hard in today's society to have a discussion where you want to challenge the status quo because of the 'I gotcha' politics.”

“Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism.”

“My grandfather and mother were school teachers, so there was always some discussion around books.”

“If you're the person whose problems were solved when you were born, your job is to try and help the people who aren't in that situation. It's very easy to say you're tired of political discussion when all of your problems are solved. I keep trying to think of it that way.”

“There is one class of men, whom it especially behoves to be tenacious of the right of free discussion. I mean the poor.”