“As a young, young girl, I probably didn't know about women like Rosa Parks. I wasn't that kid who said, 'Someday, I want to be in Congress.' But I knew my grandmothers, and they were incredible people.”— Lisa Blunt Rochester, elle.com
“I always call Ellen DeGeneres the gay Rosa Parks. If Rosa Parks had one of the most popular daytime TV shows, I’m sure the civil-rights movement would’ve moved a little bit faster too.”— Chris Rock, vulture.com