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

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

Spreadsheets are alarmingly error-prone to write.

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

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

Spreadsheet errors are pervasive, stubborn, ubiquitous and complex.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Spreadsheets contain errors at an alarmingly high rate.

Spreadsheet errors have resulted in huge financial losses.

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

Errors in spreadsheets are as ubiquitous as spreadsheets themselves.

Spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone.

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

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

Most large spreadsheets have dozens or even hundreds of errors.

A significant proportion of spreadsheets have severe quality problems.

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

Never assume a spreadsheet is right, even your own.

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

Programmers exhibit unwarranted confidence in the correctness of their spreadsheets.

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

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

It is irrational to expect large error-free spreadsheets.

Spreadsheet errors are still the rule rather than the exception.

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

Spreadsheets are dangerous to their authors and others.

Your spreadsheets may be disasters in the making.

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

Untested spreadsheets are riddled with errors.

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

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

Spreadsheets have a notoriously high number of faults.

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

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

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

Spreadsheets are more fault-prone than other software.

The results given by spreadsheets are often just wrong.

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

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

Spreadsheets are extraordinarily and unacceptably prone to error.

Spreadsheets are commonly used and commonly flawed.

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

Spreadsheets are easy to use and very hard to check.

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