I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me.
I want to take the calculated risk, to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed.
I refuse to barter incentive for a dole; I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of Utopia.
I will not trade my freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout.
I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.
It is my heritage to stand erect, proud, and unafraid; to think and act for myself; to enjoy the benefit of my creations; and to face theworld boldly and say:‘This, with God’s help, I have done.’
在中国,“企业”这个词往往和比较大的公司连在一起。而 entrepreneur 偏向于指企业的初创时期的企业主。
"创业者精神" 大概更恰当一些。
企业刚开始总是很小的,在一定程度上又在做前人没有做过的事。小(例如:几个人,一间房)再加上不同常规,理解的人必定比较少,讽刺打击,流言蜚语是少不了的。
entrepreneurship 主要指: (特别是小人物的) 不畏人言,不怕庞然大物(anti-establishment),敢于做前人没有做过的事,披荆斩棘,勇往直前,等等品质。
"to boldly go where no man has gone before."