Hope sustains life, but misplaced hope prolongs recessions.

governor of Colorado
James Edward Grant (1905–1966) American short story writer and screenwriter
James Macpherson Grant (1822–1885) Victoria (Australia) politician
Sir James Grant 1st Baronet (died 1695) Scottish lawyer
Sir James Grant 8th Baronet (1738–1811) Scottish member of parliament
Sir James Augustus Grant 1st Baronet (1867–1932) British Conservative Party member of parliament
James P. congressman from Florida
Jim Grant (baseball) (1884–1995) major league baseball pitcher
Jimmy Grant (1918–1970) Major League Baseball infielder
Mudcat Grant (James Grant born 1935) Major League Baseball pitcher
Lee Child (born 1954) pseudonym of Jim Grant British thriller author. political leader in Iowa
James Grant (author) (1822–1887) Edinburgh-born author and historian
James Alexander Grant (1831–1920) Inverness-born physician and political figure
James Andrew Grant (born 1937) Canadian lawyer
James Augustus Grant (1827–1892) Scottish explorer in east Africa
James Benton Grant (1848–1911) U.