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