By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Wherever you are - be all there.
Only the educated are free.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
You never know what motivates you.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
'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.