a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662) a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach

Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC)

founded the first credit union in the U.S.

Abraham Kuijper (Maassluis, 29 October 1837 - Den Haag, 8 November 1920) generally known as Abraham Kuyper, was a Dutch politician, journalist, statesman and theologian. He founded the Anti-Revolutionary Party and was prime minister of the Netherlands between 1901 and 1905

Bryce Courtenay (born 14 August 1933) is a South African-born Australian novelist

Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.