Can your passion eclipse your short comings ?

"Those who succeed here are not those who have degrees from Harvard, but those who share the same passion.”
I enjoy this caption & agree to most extent - we should not be limited by not knowing or not having the knowledge. But if you have the passion, know-how follows :) just believe in your passion, and brings you the knowledge & subsequent success.

In the similar lines, one of the author said - “If you have talent and energy, you’re king. If you have only energy and no talent, you’re still a prince. But if you have talent and no energy, you’re a pauper.”

So tell me who is helping whom? Energy brings more talent or Talent brings more energy? Yes, talent can bring the energy since you have the knowledge and you know there is no way you can go wrong so its fills you with +ve energy, Agreed. Then how about when you believe in something (by passion) but you don't have knowledge/talent in doing it.. will I succeed? .. YES, you will, because you believe in it.. so your passion should be eclipsing all your shortcoming & fill them with alternatives.

This equation wins only if you have that level/intensity of passion. Bingo ! you are the better judge of your self !!! see if your strong passion can eclipse your short comings or not, and IT IS then you are the winner.