James Paterson may refer to:
- James Paterson (priest), Dean of Argyll and The Isles from 1846 until 1848
- James Paterson (mayor), mayor of Melbourne, 1876–1877
- James Paterson (painter) (1854–1932), Scottish landscape painter
- James Paterson (poet), British poet, won Newdigate Prize in 1964
- James Paterson (politician) (1807–1886), New Zealand politician
- James Paterson (radical), one of the leaders of the Society of the United Scotsmen
- James Paterson (rugby union) (born 1987), New Zealand–American rugby player
- Jim Paterson (footballer) (born 1979), Scottish footballer who plays for Bristol Rovers
- Jim Paterson (rugby league) (born 1934), Australian rugby league footballer
- Jimmy Paterson (1891–1970), physician and amateur footballer who played for Queen's Park and Arsenal in the 1920s
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“The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour. Sobriety diminishes, discriminates, and says no; drunkenness expands, unites, and says yes.”
—William James (1842–1910)