Untested spreadsheets are riddled with errors.

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

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

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

Spreadsheets are alarmingly error-prone to write.

Spreadsheets are dangerous to their authors and others.

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

Most large spreadsheets have dozens or even hundreds of errors.

Spreadsheets are more fault-prone than other software.

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

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

Spreadsheets are extraordinarily and unacceptably prone to error.

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

Spreadsheets are commonly used and commonly flawed.

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

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

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

Spreadsheets have a notoriously high number of faults.

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

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

Never assume a spreadsheet is right, even your own.

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

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

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

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

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

The results given by spreadsheets are often just wrong.

It is irrational to expect large error-free spreadsheets.

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

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

Spreadsheet errors have resulted in huge financial losses.

Spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone.

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

Spreadsheets are easy to use and very hard to check.

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

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

Spreadsheet errors are pervasive, stubborn, ubiquitous and complex.

Errors in spreadsheets are as ubiquitous as spreadsheets themselves.

A significant proportion of spreadsheets have severe quality problems.

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

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

Your spreadsheets may be disasters in the making.

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

Spreadsheet errors are still the rule rather than the exception.

Spreadsheets contain errors at an alarmingly high rate.

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

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

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

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

Programmers exhibit unwarranted confidence in the correctness of their spreadsheets.