Quiet American may refer to:
- Quiet American (horse)
- The Quiet American, a novel
- The Quiet American (1958 film), a film starring Audie Murphy and Michael Redgrave
- The Quiet American (2002 film), a film starring Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser
Famous quotes containing the words quiet and/or american:
“Stone walls do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for an hermitage;
If I have freedom in my love
And in my soul am free,
Angels alone, that soar above,
Enjoy such liberty.”
—Richard Lovelace (1618–1658)
“An ... important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance with length of service, regardless of quality. Superficial observers have long criticized the United States for making a fetish of youth. This is unfair. Uniquely among modern organs of public and private administration, its national legislature rewards senility.”
—John Kenneth Galbraith (b. 1908)