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title: "8 Turns God Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Turns God quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Turns God sayings and thoughts."
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> [“When the world turns its back on you, for God’s sake, don’t get discouraged.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronika-carnaby/when-the-world-turns-its-back-on-you-for-god-s-sake-don-t-get/)

[Veronika Carnaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronika-carnaby/)

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> [You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/you-can-safely-assume-you-ve-created-god-in-your-own-image-when-it/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

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> [ If by some bizarre chance there turns out to be a god \[...\], I'm willing to bet he's an atheist too. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/if-by-some-bizarre-chance-there-turns-out-to-be-a-god-i-m-willing-to/)

[Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/salman-rushdie-153_atheism_if-by-some-bizarre-chance-there-turns-ou_319298.jpg)

> [“The one big surprise is that as it turns out, God is the sun. It makes sense, if you think about it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/the-one-big-surprise-is-that-as-it-turns-out-god-is-the-sun-it-makes/)

[Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/dave-eggers-638_big-sur_the-one-big-surprise-is-that-as-it-turns_417776.png)

> [At such times, the heart of man turns instictively towards his Maker. In prosperity, and whenever there is nothing to injure or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-northup/at-such-times-the-heart-of-man-turns-instictively-towards-his-maker/)

[Solomon Northup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon-northup/)

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> [“Whoever turns to God, shall receive mercy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/whoever-turns-to-god-shall-receive-mercy/)

[Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/)

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> [If it turns out that there is a God...the worst that you can say about him is that basically he's an underachiever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/if-it-turns-out-that-there-is-a-god-the-worst-that-you-can-say-about/)

[Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/)

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> [God's love for his people is so great that it turns God against himself, his love against his justice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/god-s-love-for-his-people-is-so-great-that-it-turns-god-against/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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