thrive on
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We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.
I think an artist can fit under a few different categories depending on how much you explore your creativity. It can vary from artist to artist from musician to performer to vocalist. I thrive on creativity. So in the long run I want to be an all around entertainer.
I am one of those people who thrive on deadlines, nothing brings on inspiration more readily than desperation.
Science and policy-making thrive on challenge and questioning; they are vital to the health of inquiry and democracy.
No one can ever heap enough insults upon me to suit my taste. I think we all really thrive on hostility, because it's the most intense kind of massage the ego can undergo. Other people's indifference is the only horror.
Writers don't seem to benefit much by the advance of science, although they thrive on superstitions of all kinds.