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I think people understand things different when they get older. It’s not a question of getting soft, or seeing things in the gray areas instead of black and white. I really believe I’m just understanding things different. Better.

Jeff Lindsay

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Jeff Lindsay
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 14
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Miami
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