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Artur Mas
Artur Mas i Gavarró is a Catalan politician from Spain. He was president of the Government of Catalonia from 2010 to 2015 and acting president from September 2015 to 12 January 2016.
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politics · Catalan politician (born 1956) · politician · economist · also Artur Mas, Mas
Born 31 January 1956 · Q8015
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2026· 25 entries
“When in trouble first of all every one himself should do his best to improve his condition.”
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“To those who are given to virtue, the boast of titles is wholly alien and distasteful.”
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“It is not necessary to succeed in order to persevere. As long as there is a margin of hope, however narrow, we have no choice but to base all our actions on that margin. America and Russia have one interest in common which may override all their other interests: to be able to live with the bomb without getting into an all-out war that neither of them wants.”
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“No good Book, or good thing of any sort, shows its best face at first.”
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“Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.”
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“Blessings may appear under the shape of pains, losses, and disappointments; but let him have patience, and he will see them in their proper figures.”
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“Why wantonly proclaim one's own disgrace, or expose the faults or weaknesses of one's kindred or people?”
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“It is considered contemptible to defy the rule of solidarity by revealing facts harmful to the group one belongs to.”
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“A drop hollows out the stone by falling not twice, but many times; so too is a person made wise by reading not two, but many books.”
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“Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonour. They chose dishonour. They will have war.”
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“Plans are insulted destinies. I don't have plans, I only have goals.”
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“What a man is by himself, what accompanies him into solitude, and what no one can give to him or take from him is obviously more essential to him than everything he possesses, or even what he may be in the eyes of others. A man of intellect, when entirely alone, has excellent entertainment in his own thoughts and fancies, whereas the continuous diversity of parties, plays, excursions, and amusements cannot ward off from the dullard the tortures of boredom.”
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“What you say may be overheard; used as a warning.”
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“Those who act boldly or courageously are most likely to succeed.”
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“Do not anticipate the end of something; specifically, do not give up hope until you have actually lost or failed.”
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“If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.”
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“I am not a critic; to me criticism is so often nothing more than the eye garrulously denouncing the shape of the peephole that gives access to hidden treasure.”
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“When baffled in one direction a man of energy will not despair, but will find another way to his object.”
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“It is the practice of the multitude to bark at eminent men, as little dogs do at strangers.”
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“Trivial problems or mistakes of the present moment have no lasting significance or effect, so there is no point in worrying about them.”
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“Inquisitiveness – or a desire to find about something – can lead you into trouble.”
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moncloa.com: Artur Mas se ofrece a presidir Junts si Puigdemont da un paso al lado para recuperar el espacio de CiU
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Crónica Global: Artur Mas, el retorno del pirómano
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Crónica Global: Artur Mas, dispuesto a pilotar Junts si Puigdemont se aparta
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2019· 2 entries
Published “Pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy for previously untreated, PD-L1-expressing, locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-042): a randomised, open-label, controlled, phase 3 trial” in The Lancet — cited 2,842 times.
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Published “Pembrolizumab alone or with chemotherapy versus cetuximab with chemotherapy for recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (KEYNOTE-048): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 study” in The Lancet — cited 2,951 times.
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2016· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the Catalan European Democratic Party (2016–2018).
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2015· 2 entries
Career landmark: Member of the Parliament of Catalonia (2015–2016).
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Campaign: 2015 election.
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2013· 2 entries
“The greatest weakness of all weaknesses is to fear too much to appear weak.”
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“Liars must remember the untruths they have told, to avoid contradicting themselves at some later date.”
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2012· 4 entries
Support from other parties in the regional parliament could not be taken for granted in 2015, because ERC, which had previously supported CiU's government, had joined CDC in the Junts pel Sí coalition
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Published “Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease (version 2012)” in European Heart Journal — cited 2,898 times.
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Career landmark: Member of the Parliament of Catalonia (2012–2015).
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Career landmark: President of Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (2012–2016).
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2010· 4 entries
Career landmark: Member of the Parliament of Catalonia (2010–2012).
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For the first time, Mas indicated he would vote "Yes" on a hypothetical referendum to secede from Spain
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“Day with Warren Buffett enriching to University of Akron students”
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Career landmark: President of the Generalitat of Catalonia (2010–2016).
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2007· 10 entries
“It is better that somebody arrives or something happens later than expected or desired, than not at all.”
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“People who make the most or the loudest threats are the least likely to take action.”
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“A lifestyle that involves neither staying up late nor sleeping late is good for body and mind and leads to financial success.”
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“People of only limited capability can succeed when surrounded by those who are even less able than themselves.”
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“The best way to handle an undesirable situation is to turn it to your advantage.”
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“Something you have for certain now is of more value than something better you may get, especially if you risk losing what you have in order to get it.”
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“It is often wise not to quit an undertaking already begun.”
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“Action taken to put something right is often more unpleasant or damaging than the original problem.”
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“Nobody can fully understand another person's hardship or suffering.”
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“Take advantage of an opportunity when it presents itself, even if you do not want or need it at the time, because it may no longer be available when you do.”
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2006· 2 entries
Career landmark: Member of the Parliament of Catalonia (2006–2010).
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Mas ran again for president in the 2006 elections.
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2003· 3 entries
Career landmark: Member of the Parliament of Catalonia (2003–2006).
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Artur Mas ran for the 2003 elections to the Catalan government and won a plurality of seats in the parliament, with four more than PSC.
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Career landmark: Leader of the Opposition in Catalonia (2003–2010).
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2001· 1 entry
Mas was named general secretary of CDC, then, in 2012 he was named president of the party until the party was refounded in July 2016 as PDeCAT, which he presided between July 2016 and January 2018
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2000· 1 entry
Career landmark: General secretary of Convergència (2000–2012).
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1999· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Parliament of Catalonia (1999–2003).
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1997· 5 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Economy and Finance (1997–2001).
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“What a person tries to keep back through meanness is just as likely to be wasted anyway.”
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“An attractive appearance may be deceptive. It may cover or hide a much less favourable content.”
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“Children observe daily and — in their behaviour — often follow the example of their parents.”
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“Daughters may look and behave like their mothers. This is due to inheritance and the example observed closely and daily.”
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1996· 1 entry
Published “A Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome” in New England Journal of Medicine — cited 2,625 times.
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1995· 3 entries
Artur Mas served as Catalan Minister of Public Works from 1995 to 1997, as Minister of Economy and Finance from 1997 to 2001, and Deputy Prime Minister (conseller en cap) from 2001 to 2003, as well as being the government's official spokesman from 2000 to 2003.
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Career landmark: Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Works (1995–1997).
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Career landmark: Member of the Parliament of Catalonia (1995–1999).
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1991· 1 entry
Career landmark: Barcelona provincial deputy (1991–1995).
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1987· 1 entry
Career landmark: city councilor of Barcelona (1987–1995).
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1956· 2 entries
Born 1956-01-31.
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“Better be courted and jilted Than never be courted at all.”
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1922· 1 entry
“You do so love to talk in riddles. Do you do that, I wonder as a substitute for having anything interesting to say?”
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1903· 1 entry
“Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.”
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1885· 1 entry
“Diz o roto ao nu: Porque não te vestes tu?”
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1845· 1 entry
“No one needs to be told that a vast deal of labor is expended unnecessarily. This is occasioned, to a great extent, by the neglect of seasonable repairs.”
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