I know that counterexamples will not disprove the trend, but... What about the Curies? Or Thelonious Monk. Without Nellie to make his lunch and get him dress

I know that counterexamples will not disprove the trend, but... What about the Curies? Or Thelonious Monk. Without Nellie to make his lunch and get him dressed in the morning, he would never have achieved the things he did.