More than a pleasant surprise, Danny Schmidt was no less than a revelation to me. And that's not a word I use… — Keith Morris Copy Share Image
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[A] pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant. — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
When you run into someone in NY it is usually a pleasant surprise. When you run into someone in LA you usually… — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
I always love to be careful with my expectations so that life has pleasant surprises for me. — Sebastian Thrun Copy Share Image
It's such a pleasant surprise when you come on set and you find someone in charge like Ken Branagh or James Ivory.… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
It is a pleasant surprise to him (the pure mathematician) and an added problem if he finds that the arts can use… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
I'm not afraid of being dead, that's to say there's nothing to be afraid of. I won't know I'm dead, would be… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
When we dare to doubt what we are told and take a fresh look at what's going on, we are in for… — Douglas Harding Copy Share Image
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I really didn't have any bad hitchhiking experiences. The only bad experiences were standing by the road for 10 hours. I never… — John Waters Copy Share Image
There's something about Saint Francis's approach to life, zero expectations but pleasant surprise. In a lot of ways he was a really… — Denison Witmer Copy Share Image
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I learned to slip back and forth between my black and white worlds. One of those tricks I had learned: People were… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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Did he say:"Hullo,Pippin!This is a pleasant surprise!"?No,indeed!He said:"Get up,you tom-fool of a Took!Where,in the name of wonder,in all this ruin is Treebeard?I… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's… — Sophie Thompson Copy Share Image
One pleasant surprise was when I interviewed Butch Patrick. I was expecting this bitter old drunk, and instead he had a total… — Gilbert Gottfried Copy Share Image
The pleasant surprise for me is that when I look into Tony's eyes, he's still 100% present, sharing everything that's going on.… — Genie Francis Copy Share Image
Investment bubbles and high animal spirits do not materialize out of thin air. They need extremely favorable economic fundamentals together with free… — Jeremy Grantham Copy Share Image
If good things are coming, they will be a pleasant surprise," said the seer. "If bad things are, and you know in… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
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