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