Untested spreadsheets are riddled with errors.

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

Spreadsheets are more fault-prone than other software.

Spreadsheets are easy to use and very hard to check.

Spreadsheets are commonly used and commonly flawed.

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

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

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

Spreadsheets contain errors at an alarmingly high rate.

It is irrational to expect large error-free spreadsheets.

Errors in spreadsheets are as ubiquitous as spreadsheets themselves.

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

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

Spreadsheet errors are pervasive, stubborn, ubiquitous and complex.

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

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

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

Spreadsheets are extraordinarily and unacceptably prone to error.

Spreadsheet errors are still the rule rather than the exception.

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

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

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

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

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

The results given by spreadsheets are often just wrong.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spreadsheets are alarmingly error-prone to write.

Most large spreadsheets have dozens or even hundreds of errors.

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

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

A significant proportion of spreadsheets have severe quality problems.

Programmers exhibit unwarranted confidence in the correctness of their spreadsheets.

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

Spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone.

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

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

Your spreadsheets may be disasters in the making.

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

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

Spreadsheets are dangerous to their authors and others.

Never assume a spreadsheet is right, even your own.

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

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

Spreadsheet errors have resulted in huge financial losses.

Spreadsheets have a notoriously high number of faults.