James Addison Baker

James Addison Baker may refer to:

  • James Addison Baker the elder (1821–1897), American jurist & politician
  • James A. Baker, Sr. (1857–1941), American jurist
  • James A. Baker, Jr. (1892–1973), American jurist
  • James Baker (born 1930), American jurist, politician & diplomat

Famous quotes containing the words james, addison and/or baker:

    To be ‘conscious’ means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have awareness of one’s being added to that being.
    —William James (1842–1910)

    The English Writers of Tragedy are possessed with a Notion, that when they represent a virtuous or innocent Person in Distress, they ought not to leave him till they have delivered him out of his Troubles, or made him triumph over his Enemies.
    —Joseph Addison (1672–1719)

    Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one’s soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood.
    —Josephine Baker (1906–1975)