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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spreadsheet errors are pervasive, stubborn, ubiquitous and complex.

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

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

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

Never assume a spreadsheet is right, even your own.

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

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

Spreadsheets contain errors at an alarmingly high rate.

The results given by spreadsheets are often just wrong.

Spreadsheets are commonly used and commonly flawed.

Spreadsheets are more fault-prone than other software.

It is irrational to expect large error-free spreadsheets.

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.

Spreadsheet errors have resulted in huge financial losses.

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

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

Spreadsheets are dangerous to their authors and others.

Most large spreadsheets have dozens or even hundreds of errors.

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

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

Spreadsheets are alarmingly error-prone to write.

Spreadsheets are easy to use and very hard to check.

Programmers exhibit unwarranted confidence in the correctness 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.

Untested spreadsheets are riddled with errors.

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

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

Spreadsheet errors are still the rule rather than the exception.

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

Spreadsheets are extraordinarily and unacceptably prone to error.

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

Errors in spreadsheets are as ubiquitous as spreadsheets themselves.

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

Spreadsheets have a notoriously high number of faults.

Your spreadsheets may be disasters in the making.

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

Spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone.

A significant proportion of spreadsheets have severe quality problems.

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