Full Idea
I don't maintain, of course, that human consciousness does not exist; I maintain that it is not what people often think it is.
Gist of Idea
I don't deny consciousness; it just isn't what people think it is
Source
Daniel C. Dennett (Sweet Dreams [2005], Ch.3)
Book Reference
Dennett,Daniel C.: 'Sweet Dreams' [MIT 2005], p.71
A Reaction
I consider Dennett to be as near as you can get to an eliminativist, but he is not stupid. As far as I can see, the modern philosopher's bogey-man, the true total eliminativist, simply doesn't exist. Eliminativists usually deny propositional attitudes.