Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
It's always too early to quit.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Never complain and never explain.
I can, therefore I am.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
'Strictly Business' is about a young black man who is learning about himself, and that applies to a lot of young black men, those who are trying to find jobs. This film gives them a good look at that situation.