Paige supposedly said both, I believe.


On 2/14/11 3:19 PM, "Mike Stone" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Paige may have said it; I think he said, "Don't [Never?] look back, somebody
> may be gaining on you."  The mind-over-matter quote doesn't sound like
> Twain.  Not deep enough?  Not didactic enough?  Not precise enough?  Not
> funny enough, maybe?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Click,
> Benjamin A
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 9:49 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Mind over Matter
> 
> Always thought that was baseball great, Satchel Paige.
> 
> 
> On 2/13/11 6:46 PM, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> I have often read this quote as being by Mark  Twain.
>> =20
>> I'm convinced, however, that's not the case.  Barb Schmidt would  have
>> included it on _www.twainquotes_ (http://www.twainquotes) .   And it's no=
> t
>> there.  Or if it's there, I'm blind
>> and haven't seen it.
>> =20
>> Should anyone have any convincing evidence otherwise, I'm pretty
>> sure it will surface here on the List.
>> =20
>> Best,
>> =20
>> Roger Durrett
>> Charlotte, NC
>> In a message dated 2/13/2011 4:46:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> [log in to unmask] writes:
>> =20
>> I have  seen this attributed to Mark Twain:  "Age is an issue of mind ove=
> r
>> matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."  My questions are:   Did M=
> T
>> originate this quote?  Or, at the very
>> least, did he at some  time say or write it?  If not, is the source known=
> ?
>> =20