Francis X. Suarez Quotes

Francis X. Suarez

Profession : Politician

Birth : October 6, 1977

Most people who are poor have their money in a bank account that earns negligible interest. With the rapid inflation that we have because of rampant government spending, the people are losing purchasing power - they're actually becoming poorer.

Francis X. Suarez

I believe in the servant-leader model of leadership.

Francis X. Suarez

I'm excited about the fact that our city has differentiated itself as a crypto capital and as a bitcoin capital.

Francis X. Suarez

We believe that cryptocurrency and the use of blockchain can open up the economy to individuals and groups that have been historically excluded or ignored by the free market and financial institutions.

Francis X. Suarez

Every time I would talk about crypto, my analytics would go through the roof. The analytics went crazy.

Francis X. Suarez

I believe the best type of mayor is one who seeks to uplift people and make their quality of life better and sometimes that requires tough decisions.

Francis X. Suarez

We're working on making sure that our incentives are in place and that our legislation promotes crypto and blockchain and is forward-thinking. We want to make sure that we're creating as much of an equity framework from an educational perspective as we possibly can.

Francis X. Suarez

Within tech, there's a subgroup of people that are pro crypto and pro blockchain. That's a very, very robust network and they're awesome.

Francis X. Suarez

I think, more than anything, Bitcoin presents an opportunity.

Francis X. Suarez

Every time I would tweet something about crypto it would go viral.

Francis X. Suarez

We're trying to create a comprehensive Bitcoin and crypto ecosystem so that we can grab the mantle of the most crypto-friendly city in the U.S.

Francis X. Suarez

I love people and I love problem solving.

Francis X. Suarez

I came from a family where public service and giving back was a prerequisite.

Francis X. Suarez

When China shuts down Bitcoin mining or Bitcoin generally, that's a huge strategic opportunity for the United States and that's something that we as cities should all partake in.

Francis X. Suarez

I firmly believe that when and if Amazon and or Apple adopts bitcoin as a payment structure the dam will essentially break because at that point you're talking about a very high volume of transactions being able to use bitcoin.

Francis X. Suarez

I educated myself and came back to Miami after law school, got married, and started a business.

Francis X. Suarez

We've got to, in many ways, start thinking more like mayors who think about issues as problems that need to be solved as opposed to an issue through a specific ideological bent. Americans would be much better served and they'd be a lot happier with their elected officials.

Francis X. Suarez

Throughout my life I have seen how local leaders more than anyone can improve people's lives.

Francis X. Suarez

My father became the first Cuban Mayor of Miami in 1985 when I was eight years old, so I got to see up close someone who immigrated to the U.S., was raised and educated up north, and then came down to Miami and struggled to get elected. It wasn't easy for him because he wasn't well known and there had never been a Cuban Mayor in Miami.

Francis X. Suarez

I realized that there are two choices in life: one can be part of the solution or one can complain about the things they don't like.

Francis X. Suarez