People think that buying something for their home which is up-to-date is chic, but often it's a cliche. I call people who simply give clients the current 'thing' stylists not decorators. Nicholas Haslam buycallchic Change image and share on social
People think that by living on some mountainside in a tent and being frozen to death by freezing rain, they're somehow discovering reality, but of course that's just another fiction dreamed up by a TV producer. J. G. Ballard deathdiscoverdream share on social
People think that celebs make a lot more money than we do. We look for bargains and we do a lot of stuff on our own. Gabrielle Union bargainceleblot Change image and share on social
People think that Celera's trying to patent the whole human genome because it's been used as - I guess people in Washington learn how to do political attacks, and so it gets used as a political weapon, not as a factual one. Craig Venter attackcelerafactual share on social
People think that child-support enforcement benefits children, but it doesn't. Phyllis Schlafly benefitchildenforcement Change image and share on social
People think that coaches are always right, but it's difficult to teach a runner how to run, because every runner is different. You have to have an understanding of how to assist what that runner has, so they know how to assist what you have without taking away your special ability, because you're not like anybody else. Jim Brown abilityassistcoach share on social
People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on eachother, like a wall of mini stones. Donald Knuth actualartbuild Change image and share on social
People think that Detroit is this barren wasteland. While there are parts that are not as nice as others, the misconception is not true. It is definitely not a thriving community in Detroit, but it is getting there. There is a lot of heart and love in this city. Steven Yeun barrencitycommunity share on social
People think that direct address was invented by Ferris Bueller, but in fact, it wasn't. It was invented by Shakespeare. Kevin Spacey addressbuellerdirect Change image and share on social
People think that dreams are better than reality but this is not always the case; sometimes, because you dream too much, you are unable to see what you have in front of your very eyes. Antonio Munoz Molina casedreameye Change image and share on social