Surplus To Requirements Quotes & Sayings

A young and clueless second-lieutenant straight out of the factory, I was very much surplus to the requirements. — Patrick Hennessey

There are those of us who learn to live completely in the moment. For such people the Past vanishes and the future loses meaning. There is only the Present, which means that two of the three Aalim are surplus to requirements. And then there are those of us who are trapped in yesterdays, in the memory of a lost love, or a childhood home, or a dreadful crime. And some people live only for a better tomorrow; for them the past ceases to exist — Salman Rushdie

Most books are surplus to the world's requirements, and I am going to sound very conceited here, but I am trying to write books that aren't just using up trees. — Michel Faber

Canada is rich in hydrocarbons and other natural resources ... India's requirements and Canada's surplus are a perfect match. — Narendra Modi