...few incidents of spreadsheet errors are made public and these are usually not revealed by choice.

Spreadsheet errors are pervasive, stubborn, ubiquitous and complex.

Spreadsheets are often hard, if not impossible, to understand.

Spreadsheets... pose a greater threat to your business than almost anything you can imagine.

Untested spreadsheets are riddled with errors.

Spreadsheets are easy to use and very hard to check.

Spreadsheets are the most popular live programming environments, but they are also notoriously fault-prone.

Developing an error-free spreadsheet has been a problem since the beginning of end-user computing.

Despite overwhelming and unanimous evidence... companies have continued to ignore spreadsheet error risks.

Most executives do not really check or verify the accuracy or validity of [their] spreadsheets...

Your spreadsheets may be disasters in the making.

Studies have shown that there is a high incidence of errors in spreadsheets.

It is now widely accepted that errors in spreadsheets are both common and potentially dangerous.

It is irrational to expect large error-free spreadsheets.

Spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone.

94% of the 88 spreadsheets audited in 7 studies have contained errors.

A significant proportion of spreadsheets have severe quality problems.

Spreadsheets can be viewed as a highly flexible programming environment for end users.

Every study that has looked for errors has found them... in considerable abundance.

Most large spreadsheets have dozens or even hundreds of errors.

Overconfidence is one of the most substantial causes of spreadsheet errors.

Even obvious, elementary errors in very simple, clearly documented spreadsheets are... difficult to find.

Despite being staggeringly error prone, spreadsheets are a highly flexible programming environment.

The untested spreadsheet is as dangerous and untrustworthy as an untested program.

Spreadsheet development must embrace extensive testing in order to be taken seriously as a profession.

A lot of decisions are being made on the basis of some bad numbers.

The software that end users are creating... is riddled with errors.

Errors in spreadsheets are as ubiquitous as spreadsheets themselves.

Spreadsheets are extraordinarily and unacceptably prone to error.

Spreadsheet errors are still the rule rather than the exception.

The results given by spreadsheets are often just wrong.

Spreadsheets are dangerous to their authors and others.

Spreadsheets are commonly used and commonly flawed.

60% of large companies feel 'Spreadsheet Hell' describes their reliance on spreadsheets.

Spreadsheet errors have resulted in huge financial losses.

The quality and reliability of spreadsheets is known to be poor.

The issue is not whether there is an error but how many errors there are and how serious they are.

Spreadsheets are alarmingly error-prone to write.

Programmers exhibit unwarranted confidence in the correctness of their spreadsheets.

Research on spreadsheet errors is substantial, compelling, and unanimous.

Never assume a spreadsheet is right, even your own.

Spreadsheets are more fault-prone than other software.

Spreadsheets contain errors at an alarmingly high rate.

People tend to believe their spreadsheets are more accurate than they really are.

Spreadsheet errors... a great, often unrecognised, risk to corporate decision making & financial integrity.

Errors in spreadsheets... result in incorrect decisions being made and significant losses incurred.

1% of all formulas in operational spreadsheets are in error.

Every study, without exception, has found error rates much higher than organizations would wish to tolerate.

Spreadsheet shortcomings can significantly hamper an organization's business operation.

Spreadsheets have a notoriously high number of faults.