The good thing about being a pessimist is that I'm either always right, or pleasantly surprised.

We were very pleasantly surprised.

I had nothing to do with generating this letter, and I was pleasantly surprised.

They're as pleasantly surprised as anybody that the numbers are where they are. They've been very steady, very consistent. They're for real.

I was pleasantly surprised, and I could tell that they are genuine about wanting us in the coalition. The talks were very constructive and from the good atmosphere, we could tell that we will be able to reach an agreement soon.

It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.