It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to those who contend for the gradual degeneration of the human species, that every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last.
Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
It's a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes.
I really never look at my health issues as 'Woe is me.' I've seen the reality of that. And it's not a pleasant thing.
I feel that it means a lot to the people of Iran that my film is represented at the Oscars, and it makes me happy to bring them that joy, that I'm representing them and that I'm able to give them that element of pleasure to be the envoy from Iran. It's a very pleasant thing.
Teaching was the most pleasant thing I did.
Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places.