Catcher Quotes

The forbidden things were a great influence on my life. I was forbidden from reading A Catcher in the Rye.

I do not believe 'Newsweek' is the only catcher in the rye between democracy and ignorance, but I think we're one of them, and I don't think there are that many on the edge of that cliff.

My first film goes into production in October. It's called White Boy Shuffle and it's based on a novel about a young black kid and it's sort of reminiscent of Catcher in the Rye.

No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.

If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands.

A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops.

It's nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. That way if I get into trouble he can stop it before I get out of control.

I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench.

To me, White Boy Shuffle is sort of like Catcher in the Rye, the story is so universal.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

In the White House, you can be on the pitcher's mound or you can be in the catcher's position. Put points on the board. Show people you can govern. Deliver on what you said you were going to deliver on.

Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess it was only natural that I became a catcher.

You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a lot of passed balls.

Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.

I really like The Catcher in the Rye a lot.

My kids and I make pasta three days a week now. It's not even so much about the eating of it; they just like the process. Benno is the stuffer, and Leo is the catcher. They've got their jobs down.

A catcher must want to catch. He must make up his mind that it isn't the terrible job it is painted, and that he isn't going to say every day, 'Why, oh why with so many other positions in baseball did I take up this one.'