" I never let school interfere with my education"
- Mark Twain
The Levine Medal for Self-Education is an international award given yearly for achievements in self-education.
The Levine Medal for Self-Education (LMSE) is a non-profit charity established to spotlight and encourage the concept of self-education. Founded by acclaimed media expert and author Michael Levine, the charitable organization, in the tradition of the world famous Nobel Prize, was instituted to inspire and motivate people all around the world in the direction of self-education.
The Prize Winners are announced annually on April 17.
Michael Levine's New Documentary: Sympathy For The Devil
At 2.1 million, America's prison population has reached an all time high, exceeding all other nations in the world. In June of 2002, at the request of L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca, Michael Levine, a renowned Hollywood publicist, ventured from his office in Beverly Hills into the largest jail in the free world to discuss this problem face to face with some of the nation's most dangerous, high security inmates. What you are about to see is a unique experience in a never before blending of two radically different worlds.
Steve Jobs' Commencement Speech at Stanford
This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.
I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories...... Read the full speech