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Trail Quotes

On the campaign trail and the journeys it represents.

This page focuses mainly on the American 'campaign trail,' with quotes recalling eighteen months spent on it, a description of Ann Romney as especially effective at rallies, and a pointed comment about remarks made on the trail. One quote shifts to a different use of 'trail,' describing failed dating sites tied to Facebook. Related themes appear in our Movement quotes collection.

When I got to Hollywood, there wasn't even a Boulevard. I'm that old. It was just a little dirt trail. I'm kidding.

Quotes by Adam West

I was on the campaign trail for 18 months. I never got a question about the District of Columbia in South Carolina.

Quotes by Trey Gowdy

The trail of dating sites relying heavily on Facebook is littered with failures.

Quotes by Sunil Nagaraj

My wife and I drove across America following the Oregon Trail, which the pioneers once passed along.

Quotes by Sandi Toksvig

Emotion Quotes

I've been on the campaign trail so long, some of my wine has turned to vinegar.

Quotes by Pat Paulsen

Ann Romney has been front-and-center. She's held a lot of town halls, a lot of campaign rallies, on her own, separate from her husband. And she is dynamite out on the campaign trail.

Quotes by Monica Crowley

It was essential to do this job, hateful though it was, because we knew the Germans were hot on the trail.

Quotes by Mark Oliphant

In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail.

Quotes by Major Taylor

Ohio has long been an embarrassment to charter-school supporters nationwide, with its trail of scandal and graft and abysmal student performance.

Quotes by Laura Moser

Journey Quotes

Donald Trump has advocated violence - I saw him do it several times on the campaign trail.

Quotes by Katy Tur

Loading a hollowed-out loaf of bread with steak, mushrooms, shallots, and a fat dose of horseradish yields a kind of portable beef Wellington - the pinnacle of British cuisine reinvented as a trail snack.

Quotes by Jonathan Miles

Uncontrolled access to data, with no audit trail of activity and no oversight would be going too far. This applies to both commercial and government use of data about people.

Quotes by John Poindexter

I've been around the block a lot and I've had a merry trail for 55 years.

Quotes by Jerry Stiller

Boris is a naturally energetic and optimistic politician. And when he goes on the campaign trail that just becomes so evident.

Quotes by James Cleverly

Movement Quotes

This is something that I witnessed out on the campaign trail for three years, which is that there is a total disconnect between the rhetoric regarding immigration and the reality. And I'm speaking as a border state.

Quotes by Gary Johnson

We were now arrived at the close of our solitary journeyings along the St. Joseph's trail.

Quotes by Francis Parkman

We were now, as I before mentioned, upon this St. Joseph's trail. It was evident, by the traces, that large parties were a few days in advance of us; and as we too supposed them to be Mormons, we had...

Quotes by Francis Parkman

I really care about leaving a trail of goodness wherever we can.

Quotes by David Droga

It's the way you ride the trail that counts.

Quotes by Dale Evans

Nature Quotes

That's, quite frankly, one of the reasons that President Trump was so popular on the campaign trail and that he won, quite frankly, is because he was kind of stating the obvious.

Quotes by Dagen McDowell

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the main subject of these trail quotes?
Most of the quotes on this page refer specifically to the American political 'campaign trail,' covering personal experience of eighteen months on it, characterisations of specific candidates and surrogates, and criticism of remarks made while campaigning. One quote uses 'trail' differently, describing a pattern of failed dating sites.
Why do people search for campaign trail quotes?
People look for campaign trail quotes around election season, when researching political history, or when writing about the demands of running for office. These quotes offer firsthand and observational perspectives on that experience.
What does the quote about eighteen months on the trail describe?
That quote reflects on spending eighteen months campaigning and noting that a specific local issue, the District of Columbia, never came up in South Carolina. It illustrates how campaign priorities can shift by region.
Is there a quote praising a specific campaigner?
Yes, one quote describes Ann Romney as dynamite on the campaign trail, having led many of her own town halls and rallies separate from her husband. It highlights her as an effective, independent presence during that campaign.
What does the quote about dating sites and Facebook mean?
That quote uses 'trail' to describe a history littered with failed dating sites that relied heavily on Facebook, applying the word to a pattern of business failures rather than a physical or political path. It shows how the word 'trail' can extend beyond literal walking or campaigning.

Taken together, these quotes treat the campaign trail as both a literal, exhausting journey and a stage where public statements carry weight. For broader reflections on journeys, see our Journey quotes page.