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

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

It is irrational to expect large error-free spreadsheets.

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

Spreadsheets are easy to use and very hard to check.

Spreadsheet errors are still the rule rather than the exception.

Errors in spreadsheets are as ubiquitous as spreadsheets themselves.

Spreadsheets are commonly used and commonly flawed.

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

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

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

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.

Spreadsheets are extraordinarily and unacceptably prone to error.

Spreadsheets are alarmingly error-prone to write.

Your spreadsheets may be disasters in the making.

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

Spreadsheets contain errors at an alarmingly high rate.

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

Programmers exhibit unwarranted confidence in the correctness of their spreadsheets.

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

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

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

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

Spreadsheets are dangerous to their authors and others.

Never assume a spreadsheet is right, even your own.

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

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

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

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

Spreadsheets are more fault-prone than other software.

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

Untested spreadsheets are riddled with errors.

Most large spreadsheets have dozens or even hundreds of errors.

Spreadsheet errors are pervasive, stubborn, ubiquitous and complex.

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

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

Spreadsheet errors have resulted in huge financial losses.

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

Spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone.

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

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

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

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

A significant proportion of spreadsheets have severe quality problems.

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

Spreadsheets have a notoriously high number of faults.

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

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

The results given by spreadsheets are often just wrong.