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

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

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

Spreadsheet errors are still the rule rather than the exception.

Spreadsheets are extraordinarily and unacceptably prone to error.

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

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

Spreadsheets are more fault-prone than other software.

It is irrational to expect large error-free spreadsheets.

Programmers exhibit unwarranted confidence in the correctness of their spreadsheets.

Never assume a spreadsheet is right, even your own.

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

Most large spreadsheets have dozens or even hundreds of errors.

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

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

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

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

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

The results given by spreadsheets are often just wrong.

Spreadsheet errors have resulted in huge financial losses.

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

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

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

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

Errors in spreadsheets are as ubiquitous as spreadsheets themselves.

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

A significant proportion of spreadsheets have severe quality problems.

Spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone.

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

Spreadsheet errors are pervasive, stubborn, ubiquitous and complex.

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

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.

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

Spreadsheets are dangerous to their authors and others.

Spreadsheets contain errors at an alarmingly high rate.

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

Spreadsheets are commonly used and commonly flawed.

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

Spreadsheets are alarmingly error-prone to write.

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

Spreadsheets have a notoriously high number of faults.

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

Spreadsheets are easy to use and very hard to check.

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

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

Your spreadsheets may be disasters in the making.

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

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