Facing

Facing may refer to:

  • Facing (machining), a turning operation often carried out on a lathe
  • Facing (retail), a common tool in the retail industry to create the look of a perfectly stocked store
  • Facing (sewing), fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside
  • Facing (band), a postrock / post-hardcore band from Dublin, IRL

Famous quotes containing the word facing:

    “And how can man die better
    Than facing fearful odds,
    For the ashes of his fathers,
    And the temples of his Gods?”
    —Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)

    “You know all my life I’ve hated funerals. The fuss and bother never brings anybody back. It just spoils remembering them as they really are. And when I see people actually facing it that way, I have to act like a sap.”
    —Jules Furthman (1888–1960)

    “The abjection of our political situation is the only true challenge today. Only facing up to this situation in all its desperation can help us get out of it.”
    —Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)