J. Christopher Stevens Quotes

United States, Diplomat
April 18, 1960 – September, 11, 2012.

John Christopher Stevens was an American career diplomat and lawyer who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Libya from May 22, 2012 to September 11, 2012.Stevens was killed when the U.S. Special Mission in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked by militants on September 11–12, 2012.

Also known as Lawyer

Spring is about to spring. Persephone is coming back and the ice is groaning, about to break with the exquisite and deafening roar. It's a time for madness; a time for our fangs to come down and our eyes to glaze over so that the beast in us can sing with unmitigated joy. Oh yes, ecstasy, I welcome thee!

J. Christopher Stevens
- Time
- Eyes
- Joy
Be open to your dreams, people. Embrace that distant shore. Because our mortal journey is over all too soon.

J. Christopher Stevens
- People
- Dream
- Journey

Relationships between governments are important, but relationships between people are the real foundation of mutual understanding.

J. Christopher Stevens
- People
- Important
- Real
It's not the thing you fling, it's the fling itself.

J. Christopher Stevens
- Fling
We wish we were Obi-Wan Kenobi, and for the most part we are, but there's a little Darth Vader in all of us.

J. Christopher Stevens