One of Councilman Nutter's answers that I did like came when he responed to a question about why he chose to resign so early. He was asked why he chose not to stay on City Council for another 6 months, collect his salary and use that position as a high profile platform. Afterall, even convicted felons are allowed to do that.
Nutter's answer was good. He said, "If you decide that you want to do something else... it's time to go."
Just because my mind tends to make instant connections to movie quotes, I was immediately reminded of this one from Harry Burns:
...when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.