I do not choose to be a common person. It is my right to be uncommon—if I can. I seek opportunity—not security. 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 the world boldly and say: 'This, with God’s help, I have done.’
All this is what it means to be an entrepreneur.
我不會(huì)選擇去做一個(gè)普通人，如果有可能，我有權(quán)成為一位不尋常的人。我尋找機(jī)會(huì)，而不尋找安穩(wěn)，我不希望在國(guó)家的照顧下成為一名有保障的市民，那將被人瞧不起而使我痛苦不堪。
我要做有意義的冒險(xiǎn)，我要夢(mèng)想，我要?jiǎng)?chuàng)造，我要失敗，我也要成功！我拒絕用刺激來(lái)?yè)Q取施舍，我寧愿向生活挑戰(zhàn)，而不愿過(guò)著有保證的生活，寧愿要達(dá)到目的的激動(dòng)而不要烏托邦或毫無(wú)生氣的平靜。
我不會(huì)拿我的自由去與慈善作交易，也不會(huì)拿我的尊嚴(yán)去與發(fā)給乞丐的食物作交易，我決不會(huì)在任何一位大師面前發(fā)抖，也不會(huì)為任何恐嚇?biāo)?
我的天性是挺胸直立、驕傲而無(wú)所畏懼，我勇敢地面對(duì)這個(gè)世界，自豪地說(shuō)：在上帝的幫助下，我已做到了。
這就是企業(yè)家的基本信條。
