Betty Boyd (Oklahoma legislator)

"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."

"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."

"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."

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

"You have to be careful in the words that you use"

"Education was a lifelong interest for Boyd"

"Anything so-labeled had to be brought up delicately with her male colleagues, you have to make them think it's their idea. I call it playing wife."

"Betty was always thinking of other people. There's an admonition in the Bible: 'Love God and love your neighbor.' Betty did a good job with both. That guided her in TV and it was why she went into public service. We loved her. She was a wonderful person."

"No-nonsense and practical, Boyd eschewed the glamorous possibilities of media stardom."