James Robb

James Robb may refer to:

  • James Robb (politician) (1859–1929), Canadian politician
  • James Robb (RAF officer) (1895–1968), RAF commander
  • James Robb (philosopher) (1918–1993), professor of philosophy at Marquette University
  • J. Hampden Robb (James Hampden Robb, 1846–1911), New York politician

Famous quotes containing the words james and/or robb:

    There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision, and for whom the lighting of every cigar, the drinking of every cup, the time of rising and going to bed every day, and the beginning of every bit of work, are subjects of express volitional deliberation.
    —William James (1842–1910)

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    Security-threatening, public school-denigrating, Swiss-banking-law-breaking, letter-faking, self-serving, election-losing, snake-oil salesman who can’t tell the difference between the truth and a lie.
    —Charles S. Robb (b. 1939)