Spreadsheets are easy to use and very hard to check.

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

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

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

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

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

Spreadsheets are dangerous to their authors and others.

The results given by spreadsheets are often just wrong.

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

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

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

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

Spreadsheets are alarmingly error-prone to write.

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

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

Spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone.

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

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

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

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

A significant proportion of spreadsheets have severe quality problems.

Programmers exhibit unwarranted confidence in the correctness of their spreadsheets.

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.

Most large spreadsheets have dozens or even hundreds of errors.

It is irrational to expect large error-free spreadsheets.

Spreadsheets are more fault-prone than other software.

Spreadsheet errors are pervasive, stubborn, ubiquitous and complex.

Spreadsheets are extraordinarily and unacceptably prone to error.

Never assume a spreadsheet is right, even your own.

Your spreadsheets may be disasters in the making.

Spreadsheet errors have resulted in huge financial losses.

Spreadsheet errors are still the rule rather than the exception.

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

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

Spreadsheets have a notoriously high number of faults.

Spreadsheets contain errors at an alarmingly high rate.

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

Untested spreadsheets are riddled with errors.

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

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

Errors in spreadsheets are as ubiquitous as spreadsheets themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spreadsheets are commonly used and commonly flawed.