The difference between - the UK and the USA?

Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. President of the United States said....

"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."

I am personally convinced that if this one statement can, these few words sum up the difference between the USA and the UK.

But does it also summarise the difference between the entrepreneur and the corporate lifer? And is it why so many that fail in corporate life, succeed in their own business? These types are difficult to manage, as they constantly challenge - but its why they float so well on the ocean.

Thoughts? And what about the Aussies...... ;)