"Aja Brown is a trusted leader in the realm of government technology solutions, celebrated for her ability to bring transformative change to communities and governments alike"

"In her extensive 20-year career in government administration, Aja is a trusted and respected innovator and impact driver, effectively modeling trusted and human-centered leadership."

"It wasn’t too hard to sell the women on voting for me. I found there is a little loyalty in our sex."

"Ha! I have no aspiration to be president of the United States."

"We who are among the fortunate to live here must shoulder the responsibility to protect the last of this unique ecosystem, not just for us, but for the whole country, and for the future; and all this in the face of climate change."

"As I transitioned into mayor, I anticipated what I would experience. But I think the biggest surprise for me was, in many ways, how I was resisted from my peers in that space, and in large part because I was a woman, and I was young. While it was very interesting to the outside world, the reality of what I faced every day was just significant resistance and definitely a big shift from what the previous mayors had experienced, in terms of people getting on board with the vision and moving forward."

"These women voters have awakened and they expect their views to be properly represented. Women have always been able to bring sound and humane reasoning into everyday life. I believe they are the hope of the country."

"She was a great backer of womens’ causes, and was a great friend and mentor to many women who sought to join the political and electoral process."

"I don’t expect much opposition because I am a woman. I haven’t found that too difficult a ‘handicap’ to overcome."

"She gave wise counsel, guidance and defense to those continuing to be caught in the confusing maze of the system."

"Energetic and able."

"Cora Mae Brown was a true winner in the fight against the double-edged sword of racism and sexism."

"Working closely with the community during the Great Depression and into the war years, Brown aided and encouraged young African American women during a tumultuous time."

"I have really learned the back roads."

"If they’re going to take down my words for telling the truth, that’s OK."

"For myself, I've come to prefer to work in the shadows and alone."

"The woman who would partner with her on many education initiatives wasn't like a freshman at all when she was first elected. It was like an old friend was joining us. We already knew her as a TV pioneer. Everybody loved Betty and wanted to do right by her. She was invaluable as a friend to schools and education - and to Tulsa; she was a great champion of Tulsa causes."

"In my heart of hearts, I have not done anything wrong. . . . I deserve your endorsement."

"You know, I just decided that... November 3rd of 2020, I will have 20 years. I will be fully vested. So it's a good, solid foundation to catapult me to the next level. I'll be able to help other people."

"I tried to be...not hard, but durable."

"I was proud to be a role model, not because I have done so much, but to say to young people that it can be done."

"She had been told, You’re a girl, you’re Black, you’re poor, and it just can’t be done. But she persevered, and she succeeded."

"Her background and training as a surgeon, I believe, made her a courageous champion for children, civil rights, and reproductive rights."

"We are all strong, confident women with proud, respectful relationships and that's primarily because of my grandmother. She was the whole package."

"Everybody is suffering one way or the other because of things that aren’t being done. They will not listen to us."

"My presence should be very, very good in terms of balancing out the issues that face us and bringing to bear a kind of representation of equity to all."

"Her work in the legislature is expansive and impressive, in that she championed many causes that have impacted the community, the city and the state."

"It was like an old friend was joining us. We already knew her as a TV pioneer. Everybody loved Betty and wanted to do right by her. She was invaluable as a friend to schools and education - and to Tulsa; she was a great champion of Tulsa causes."

"I think the challenge with being bi or pan is that the dominant culture sees this as a choice, and it’s hard to explain to people that this is not a choice. This is who I am and I know that. And so I've had conversations with family members; I've had conversations with supporters that this is who I am and my marital status doesn't change that."

"Betty was just a beautiful person, one of those good old, hard-working people trying to do the right thing for the biggest number. I don't think in all those years she ever missed a vote."

"She’s affable; a people person who sometimes spiced up her talk of legislative agenda with quirky colloquialisms — like warning people to wear their metal underpants when times get tough and promising her constituents she’ll GSD – Brown-speak for “get stuff done."

"Investigations are started all the time. Many of you have probably had investigations related to you."

"Practically every Democratic politician of substance sought her advice and support and as our representative in the state legislature she was a fierce advocate for her constituents"

"I’m going to go back in September. That’s what I’m working so hard for. I’m going back in September even if they have to wheel me up. That’s all there is to it. I want to finish with [Speaker] Batchelder. And also because I need my health insurance."

"Boyd was a trailblazer for Black and other women and will be sorely missed."

"We love her and are certainly going to miss her, and she taught us a lot"

"She stood up for civil liberties and women’s rights."

"You serve a purpose greater than just being on the House floor. You are there to educate. You are there to work with your constituents."

"What’s really important when you are a House member in the minority is to represent your community through constituent work. She is probably one of the most knowledgeable state reps in the area of health and human services."

"From what I hear, I haven’t missed anything. We are so much in the minority this year that my one vote wouldn’t mean much of anything."

"He evidently was an enthusiastic supporter of his wife's career."

"Her voice has been described as a sweet, clear, high soprano, but without the consistently strong magnitude and volume of some of her contemporaries."

"Critics also praised her beauty, her stage presence, and her natural theatrical ability."

"In this venture, she was very successful. There was a time, in fact, when she sold more records than any other singer of her type."

"As a State Senator she tried to remain accessible to the citizens she represented."