Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.

and film actor. V. Stephens (1806–1889) founder of East Portland Oregon
James Stephens (trade unionist) (1821–1889) Welsh-born Australian stonemason and trade unionist
James Stephens (Fenian) (1825–1901) Irish revolutionary
James Brunton Stephens (1835–1902) Scottish-born Australian poet and teacher
James Stephens (author) (1882–1950) Irish novelist and poet
James Stephens (actor) (born 1951) United States T.