Quotes from Francis X. Suarez

I want to make Miami the 'capitol of capital' and that includes Bitcoin.

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.

I believe in the servant-leader model of leadership.

My job as a mayor is to look 10, 15, 20 years into the future and think not just about my generation, but about my children's generation and my unborn grandchildren and think - what is the kind of economy that they're going to to inherit and what are we doing today to prepare ourselves for that?

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.

Cuba is exporting communism throughout the hemisphere and throughout the world, and has been doing it for decades - and that's something that should interest the national security of the United States.

When residents elect a mayor, they expect the mayor to be able to solve their problems. They expect, when they go see the mayor, the mayor to be able to take care of things. But what they don't understand is that the mayor is not in charge.

Unless your politics speak to the people who you want to support you, they're not going to support you.

We're not a city that has normally relied on major corporations. It doesn't mean that we don't want to have major anchor tenant corporations in our city. We love to have them, but for whatever reason we've been a city that's been very entrepreneurial.

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.

I'm not one of those people who grew up thinking I want to be a politician. I've seen the ups and the downs. I felt it at a very personal level.

We are a country of laws, and we implement laws for public safety all the time: our seatbelt laws, our stop sign laws, our red light laws. In the absence of those laws, you have lawlessness. You have disorder. You really can't have a functional city.

Government has a limited amount of resources and a limited amount of ability to stop things that are market driven.

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.

When you go to the mayor's office and you want something done, then that person should have the authority to do it for you. And if the person can't do it for you, then you should have the ability to hold that person responsible.

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.

Obviously the federal government has the ability and the right to have their currency and to create the kind of policy that they believe will promote American values.

When you try to do things outside of the box, you run risks.

There are things that are in your control... And then there's a variety of things that are not in your control.

There's a lot of cities in Florida, there are many areas that are suburban, many areas that are rural, you know, many areas that are dense cities like ours.

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

In an effort to dispel myths around coronavirus, I am posting daily video diaries that show the progression of my infection. My hope is that these videos can serve as a source of comfort to people who think this virus is nothing less than apocalyptic.