About the Author Steven D. Price is the author or editor of more than forty books. His compilations include The Smartest Things Ever Said, The Dumbest Things Ever Said, The Best Advice Ever Given, and the best-selling The Whole Horse Catalog. A graduate of the University of Rochester, he holds a JD from Yale Law School. He is also a resident of New York City and a keen observer of human achievement and folly. Tom McCarthy is an award-winning editor and writer who lives in Guilford, Connecticut.