J. Christopher Stevens Professions : Diplomat Born : April 18, 1960 Died : September 12, 2012 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by J. Christopher Stevens Relationships between governments are important, but relationships between people are the real foundation of mutual understanding. J. Christopher Stevens government real people Be open to your dreams, people. Embrace that distant shore. Because our mortal journey is over all too soon. J. Christopher Stevens journey dream people 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 obi-wan-kenobi wish littles It's not the thing you fling, it's the fling itself. J. Christopher Stevens fling 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 ice eye spring Similar Authors April Glaspie diplomat Anwarul Karim Chowdhury diplomat Anne Armstrong diplomat Andrew Dickson White diplomat Alfonso Garcia Robles diplomat David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech diplomat All Authors